Liu Bolin
Author(s): Liu Bolin
Liu Bolin is a chameleon. He covers himself with acrylic paints, blending in seamlessly with the landscape surrounding him and photographs the finished product. In his body of work called ?Hiding in the City,? he has disappeared in many different kinds of places around the world--from politically fraught areas in China to grocery stores, toy stores and more.
Hiding becomes a strategy of visibility, a fight against censorship waged by a man who came of age in the China of the nineties, under the shadows of the Cultural Revolution. His work protests specific political acts and offers commentary on our consumer culture. Through his unforgettable art, Liu Bolin highlights what is present, without creating any original forms or artifacts, but all the same powerfully revealing reality to the onlooker.
Product Information
Liu Bolin is a sculptor, performer and photographer, he became famous through his project "Hiding in the City," a series of photographed performances during which he would have himself painted to be invisible in his environment. His works are now shown the world over; in March 2012, he was commissioned to make a series published in Haarper?s Bazaar staging the couturiers Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino, Lanvin and Missoni.
General Fields
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- : ABRAMS
- : ABRAMS
- : September 2014
- : 254mm X 318mm
- : November 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : 200 colour photographs
- : 224
- : 709.2
- : Hardback
- : Liu Bolin