About the artwork
In the middle of the Venetian lagoon, artist Li Wei levitates upside down on the bow of a boat, straight as an i. In an abracadabrique position, with his head buried in the hull, Li Wei creates a new reality before our very eyes, in a highly symbolic Italian setting. In the middle of the water in this city of love, the artist makes us lose our heads and challenges our usual perceptions.
Expert opinion
Characteristic of the Chinese artist's vertiginous performances, this print humorously questions the feeling of love. Somewhere between acrobatics and hoaxes, this photograph exudes freedom and liberation from all physical barriers. This power to transform fantasy into reality is what has made this artist so renowned on the international contemporary scene.
About the artist
Chinese artist, born in 1970. Lives and works in Beijing (China). Somewhere between photography and performance, Li Wei's works defy the laws of gravity to speak of freedom, globalization, love and happiness. Although full of humor, his vertiginous shots question China's political evolution and call for liberation from the physical and social body. Li Wei's answer to governmental narrow-mindedness is levitation. Faced with the enclosure of individuals within cities, he takes flight. Erasing the traces of cables that hold him back, he metaphorically engages in a flight towards progress and emancipation through his prints. Li Wei is exhibited worldwide. Represented by the Paris-Beijing gallery (Paris, France), in 2012 he staged an exhibition at the Parc de la Villette, where fifteen of his performances were enlarged and presented outdoors.
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