Liu Ye, Banned Book No. 5 (Balthus Variation) (2019–2020). Acrylic on canvas mounted on wooden panel. 80 x 100 cm. © Liu Ye. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner.
'Many of Liu's works are rooted in his understanding of art history, which he recreates to make an imaginary world.'
Ocula Advisory interviewed Leo Xu about Chinese painter Liu Ye on the eve of the artist's first solo show in New York, Liu Ye: The Book and the Flower, which opened at David Zwirner on October 29 and runs through to 19 December 2020.
