Liao Yibai "Imaginary Enemy"
Mike Weiss Gallery
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Unlike other Chinese contemporary artists, Yibai’s sculpture uniquely explores how the Chinese imagined the myth and threat of America during and immediately following the Cultural Revolution.
Yibai was born and grew up at the site of a bomb and chemical weapons factory, where his father designed cruise missiles to be used against the United States. The artist therefore grew up in an environment of weapons, secrecy, and danger. The key to understanding the Imaginary Enemy series is through stories arising from the artist’s personal memories and dreams.
Through his sculptures, Yibai reminds us that ‘enemy’ is a relative concept. Instead of threatening war and competition, the works in Imaginary Enemy encourage us to see these as humorous misunderstandings that must be corrected.
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from May 08, 2009 to August 15, 2009