January 30 - May 30, 2021
To register for the artist talk with Liu Xiaodong and Alice Driver on May 29, 2021, go here.
From Dallas Contemporary:
“Liu Xiaodong: Borders will present a new series of works by the contemporary painter, who has tirelessly documented sociological settings for over thirty years. The exhibition is comprised of paintings, diary entries and videos developed from the hundreds of drawings, photographs and footage Xiaodong created throughout two research trips led along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019.
A restless traveler, Xiaodong combines his energetic curiosity for humanity with an old-style dedication and trust for the power of art and painting, thus offering a parallel landscape of a border often unknown to the U.S. public and not represented in the media. The exhibition will also feature a forty-minute documentary shot by filmmaker Yang Bo while Xiaodong was at border, which will immerse visitors in vivid depictions of his travels and explorations.
During his research trips, Xiaodong embedded himself within the region’s communities, temporarily residing in cities such as Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras, El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Laredo, Nuova Laredo and Marfa as departure platforms to create his works. His paintings document individuals, locations and contemporary societies in-flux on both sides of the Rio Grande River as a means to fight stereotypes and tell the personal stories he witnessed during his time on the U.S.-Mexico border. He describes a varied world animated and enriched by diversity, where family and collective values stand out as primordial communal means for peace and fraternity.
Originally slated for April 2020, Borders is co-curated by Executive Director Peter Doroshenko and the artist. This exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of Massimo De Carlo Gallery, Milan/London/Hong Kong.”
On View: January 30, 2021 | 1–5 pm
Artist talk: May 29, 2021 | 11 am – 12 pm
in conversation: liu xiaodong + alice driver. See event for registration.
161 Glass Street
Dallas, 75207 TX
(214) 821-2522
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