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Liu Bolin

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

2018

Epson Ultra Giclée printing

90 × 90 cm

Ed./4 + 2AP

Location: Paris, France

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14,500 € 14500.0 EUR 14,500 €

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About the artwork

This photograph features a reinterpretation of Picasso's famous painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon". In addition to reproducing the original composition, Liu Bolin reinvents it by physically inserting himself into the image, camouflaging his body and those of others so as to blend in with the broken forms and angular faces created by Picasso. As well as paying homage to this work, Liu Bolin creates a link and connects cultures, eras and ideas. He questions the continuity of artistic expression and invites reflections on our relationship with historical images and how they can be reinterpreted and made relevant in today's context.

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This work by Liu Bolin is representative of his usual technique of visual camouflage, opening up a dialogue with art history, between past and present.

About the artist

Born in 1973 in Shandong, China, Liu Bolin is an artist who lives and works in Beijing. A graduate of Shandong University of Fine Arts and the Central Academy of Fine Arts of China, he has since pursued an internationally acclaimed photography practice, notably through the series he began in 2005 entitled Hiding in the City, and has since become known as the "invisible man". His sculptural work also includes human figures made of electronic components. His work, whether photographic or sculptural, suggests a message of humanity in peril, dissolved in an urban, technological heap. His work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions around the world, including at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris in 2017, the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne in 2018 and the Museo delle Culture in Milan in 2019.

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