Li Yong Xiang

Li Yong Xiang (China, 1991) uses a variety of media in his practice. His primary interest, however, lies in the cross-border intersections between painting, sculpture, music, and video. Influenced by a reciprocal understanding of diasporic culture and experience, the artist challenges ideas of sovereignty and existing power structures by engaging in contaminations that target mediatic, formal, and cultural specificities. Using techniques associated with Chinese painting traditions, the artist addresses contemporary existential themes such as desire, death, loneliness, and silencing. Recent solo and group exhibitions include the Kunsthalle Mannheim, the Gothenburg Biennale, and Antenna Space (Shanghai). He lives in Berlin, Germany.