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Artwork details
- Printing : Analogue
- Dimensions : 35.5x47.3in
About this artwork
Edition of 6
Photograph
Hand-signed by artist
Frame Not included
Liu Bolin
China
Credentials
- Famous Artist
Emerging from the Chinese contemporary art scene in the early 2000s, Liu’s work developed in response to the demolition of Beijing’s artist villages and the increasing pressures placed on independent artistic expression. His ongoing series, Hiding in the City, functions as a quiet yet powerful form of protest, addressing themes of individual erasure, social conformity, political control, and the tension between the individual and collective identity. By making himself physically disappear, Liu draws attention to the often unseen forces that shape modern life, including globalization, consumerism, and surveillance culture.
Liu Bolin’s work has been exhibited widely in major museums and international exhibitions, bridging performance, photography, and conceptual art. Through his carefully staged images, he invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and question what — and who — is allowed to remain visible within contemporary society.