Text by Pauline J. Yao Edited by Honey Luard and Dorothy Feaver Designed by Jonathan Hares 231 x 167 mm, softback 64 pages, 30 colour and 1 black and white illustration ISBN 978-1-906072-62-9 Published by White Cube, 2012
In the practice of Beijing-based artist Liu Wei (b.1972), the rapid expansion of his surrounding urban environment in China and the world at large is explored through a variety of media, including sculpture, painting and installation. In the exhibition, which this publication accompanied, Liu created visionary forms of architecture in two major sculptural installations using found materials such as printed matter and salvaged timber frames. These works are reproduced in full and in details, accompanied by an essay by Hong Kong-based writer, curator and educator Pauline Yao.
‘Inside the White Cube’ is a series of exhibitions showcasing work by non-represented artists at the forefront of global developments in contemporary art, who have not previously exhibited with the gallery. Accompanying a number of the exhibitions are modest softback volumes that serve as an introduction to the artists’ practices.
Pauline J. Yao is a writer, curator and educator based in Hong Kong and Beijing, where she co-founded the non-profit art space Arrow Factory in 2008. She was previously Assistant Curator of Chinese Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and Co-Director of Osage Art and Ideas, Hong Kong.