Liu Wei
invited by Pi Li

photo: Blaise Adilon		photo: Blaise Adilon

«Seesaw », 2007
Résine plastique et bois, métal
500 x 150 x 1600 cm
Courtesy Liu Wei et Universal Studios, Beijing

photo: Blaise Adilon		photo: Blaise Adilon (détail)

«The Outcast », 2007
Installation: structure métallique, mobilier, ventilateurs, 14 tonnes de terre
Dimensions 4,50m x 12m x 17m
Courtesy Liu Wei et Universal Studios, Beijing.

LIU WEI
born 1965 in Beijing, where he lives and works
Formerly one of the leading exponents of the “Cynical Realist” style, Liu Wei is now focusing on more personal subject matter: out of hallucinatory post-nuclear landscapes emerge slogans relating to the protection of nature and human health.

PI LI
born 1974 in Wuhan, China lives and works in Beijing
A freelance curator – “the Fifth System”, co-organised with Hou Hanru, He Xiangning Art Museum (2003), “Alors la Chine”, Centre Pompidou (2003), etc. – Pi Li is also a teacher, essayist and editor in chief of “Contemporary Art Magazine”. In 2005 he founded UniversalStudios-Beijing, a centre that supports the arts, design, cinema and music.