For contemporary artist Liu Xiaodong, personal history is the greatest source of inspiration. His childhood in rural China and his adolescence spent in Beijing studying to be an artist inform his ...

On two 2019 visits, Liu explored life on both sides of the Rio Grande. His status as an outsider, detached from current border controversies, gives him — and us — fresh perspectives.

Liu Xiaodong visited Eagle Pass, Texas, right before the COVID quarantines began, conducting research for a new series of paintings about the border. What he learned there surprised him: "This is a ...

Liu Xiaodong, “Wedding Dress and Vegetables” (2019), oil on canvas, 70 7/8 x 63 x 2 inches (© Liu Xiaodong, courtesy Lisson Gallery) Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from ...

Liu Xiaodong's watercolors of New York City on lockdown, along with his daily diary, can be viewed online at Lisson Gallery. Liu Xiaodong, Twin Sisters 2020.4.7 (2020). Courtesy of Lisson Gallery ...

Photographer Liu Xiaodong took a series of photos in 2017 featuring soldiers based in Ali, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. As Army Day is drawing near, let's take a look at these images.

Liu Xiaodong continues to focus on ordinary people's lives in his latest works, (clockwise from top) North, East, South and West. Photos Provided to China Daily.

Visitors view paintings by Liu Xiaodong at the ongoing exhibition, Liu Xiaodong: Your Friends, at UCCA Edge in Shanghai.[Photo provided to China Daily] The showcase, which was an artistic ...

Liu Xiaodong, “East Village 2020.5.6” (2020), acrylic on C-print, 12 7/8 x 15 7/8 inches. Liu’s ability to productively adapt to his circumstances further confirmed what I already knew about ...

Liu Xiaodong, "In Between Israel and Palestine" 4 out of 5 stars. Art; Recommended. Wednesday October 16 2013. Share. Copy Link. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp. Advertising. Time Out says.

Liu Xiaodong uses his portraits to convey stories about people and China. The 47-year-old has emerged from the popping of the bubble in Chinese contemporary art -- after Lehman Brothers filed for ...

LONDON (Reuters) - One of China's best known artists, Liu Xiaodong, headed down to the pub for inspiration for his first London show. The soft-spoken, bespectacled 50-year-old artist has spent the ...