Press Release

Magician Space is pleased to present the solo exhibition of artist Qianyu Li. Bornin 1995 in Linhe, Inner Mongolia, she grew up in Beijing, studied in London, thenNew York, and currently lives and works in Lisbon. Based on her global migratorylife experience, Li’s practice explores the connections between things from theperspective of poem and movie, reflecting the diverse geographical and culturalenvironments. Her work is primarily presented as diptych paintings, the two-part format expanding beyond the single pictorial plane, disrupting the pictorialand narrative spaces. Li imagines the potential connection of things in reality,reopening the closed forms and meanings and connecting the separated worlds.

About the Artist

Qianyu Li (b.1995, Inner Mongolia) currently lives and works in Beijing. She received her BFA from School of Visual Arts (New York, US) in 2020 and MFA from Slade School of Fine Art (London, UK) in 2022. Her art practice explores the connections and disconnections among things with the philosophic perspective of “three in one”, reflecting on the differences in perceptions of reality and its different dimensions arising from personal living experience in diverse geographical and cultural environments. Her work is mainly presented as diptych painting/ installation, the two-part format expands beyond the single picture plane of traditional painting, disrupting the painting space and narrative space. There is an increasing significance in the relationship between the two independent parts and their physical relationship with the viewer, enhancing the wholistic and interactive experience of the artwork, providing an open space for imagination and multi-perspective discussion.

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