ARTISTS
Liu Xiaodong: Yan' Guan Town
11 Sep, 2010 - 23 Oct, 2010
On 11 September 2010 the Mary Boone Gallery will open at its Chelsea location Yan鈥� Guan Town, an exhibition of new paintings by LIU XIAODONG.
Considered to be the leading 鈥淣ew Generation鈥� figurative painter in China, Liu studied at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where he now teaches. This will be his second New York exhibition.
In the summer of 2009, Liu Xiaodong traveled to Yan鈥� Guan County in Gansu Province, China. For centuries an area known for horse trading, the previous year Liu had spent time there painting horses and became fascinated by the region鈥檚 crossroads of cultures. On this return trip he sought to depict the peaceful co-existence of Muslims and Christians 鈥� both non-indigenous cultures and foreign to Liu -- through portraits of two families that he had met.
Working in situ at the small caf茅 owned by the Muslim family (he was not permitted inside their mosque) and the Christian family鈥檚 simple brick church, for each family Liu created a large group portrait and a series of individual portrait studies.
Considered to be the leading 鈥淣ew Generation鈥� figurative painter in China, Liu studied at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where he now teaches. This will be his second New York exhibition.
In the summer of 2009, Liu Xiaodong traveled to Yan鈥� Guan County in Gansu Province, China. For centuries an area known for horse trading, the previous year Liu had spent time there painting horses and became fascinated by the region鈥檚 crossroads of cultures. On this return trip he sought to depict the peaceful co-existence of Muslims and Christians 鈥� both non-indigenous cultures and foreign to Liu -- through portraits of two families that he had met.
Working in situ at the small caf茅 owned by the Muslim family (he was not permitted inside their mosque) and the Christian family鈥檚 simple brick church, for each family Liu created a large group portrait and a series of individual portrait studies.
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On 11 September 2010 the Mary Boone Gallery will open at its Chelsea location Yan鈥� Guan Town, an exhibition of new paintings by LIU XIAODONG.
Considered to be the leading 鈥淣ew Generation鈥� figurative painter in China, Liu studied at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where he now teaches. This will be his second New York exhibition.
In the summer of 2009, Liu Xiaodong traveled to Yan鈥� Guan County in Gansu Province, China. For centuries an area known for horse trading, the previous year Liu had spent time there painting horses and became fascinated by the region鈥檚 crossroads of cultures. On this return trip he sought to depict the peaceful co-existence of Muslims and Christians 鈥� both non-indigenous cultures and foreign to Liu -- through portraits of two families that he had met.
Working in situ at the small caf茅 owned by the Muslim family (he was not permitted inside their mosque) and the Christian family鈥檚 simple brick church, for each family Liu created a large group portrait and a series of individual portrait studies.
Considered to be the leading 鈥淣ew Generation鈥� figurative painter in China, Liu studied at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where he now teaches. This will be his second New York exhibition.
In the summer of 2009, Liu Xiaodong traveled to Yan鈥� Guan County in Gansu Province, China. For centuries an area known for horse trading, the previous year Liu had spent time there painting horses and became fascinated by the region鈥檚 crossroads of cultures. On this return trip he sought to depict the peaceful co-existence of Muslims and Christians 鈥� both non-indigenous cultures and foreign to Liu -- through portraits of two families that he had met.
Working in situ at the small caf茅 owned by the Muslim family (he was not permitted inside their mosque) and the Christian family鈥檚 simple brick church, for each family Liu created a large group portrait and a series of individual portrait studies.
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