Snow White as a balance beam gymnast

2010 - Painting (Painting)

Liu Yin


Liu Yin’s cartoon-like paintings and drawings explore the ambivalences of love, nature, and consumerism. Their scenes belong to the realm of childhood dreams, expressing both desire and anxiety through delicate colors and playful figures.


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Movement
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Li Ming

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Itch
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Yang Guangnan

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Mark Soo

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Li Liao

2010

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Converting
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Zai Kuning

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Ben Deroy
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Golden Bridge
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LAB
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Kori Newkirk

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5
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Jiang Zhi

2012

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Chadwick Rantanen

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Pleasant Sensation Passing Through Flesh - 3
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Yang Zhenzhong

2012

Peasant Sensation Passing Through Flesh – 3 consists of a massage chair fixed to a wall...

Eraser
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Will Rogan

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Will Rogan’s video Eraser (2014) shows a hearse parked in a clearing amidst leaf barren trees...

Cinema
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Fang Lu

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Du Zhenjun

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Phenomena
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Yang Xinguang

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Untitled
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Mark Bradford

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This untitled work from 2012 is a print originally made as part of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art’s artist limited edition series...