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| Liu Bolin |
Liu Bolin (Chinese: 刘勃麟; pinyin: Liú Bólín) is an artist born in China’s Shandong province in 1973, and he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Shandong College of Arts in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2001. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world.
Also known as "The Invisible Man", Liu Bolin's most popular works are from his "Hiding in the City" series; photographic works that began as performance art in 2005.
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City - Panda, 2012 |
Liu belongs to the generation that came of age in the early 1990s, when China emerged from the rubble of the Cultural Revolution and was beginning to enjoy rapid economic growth and relative political stability.
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 58- Olympic Emblem, 2007 |
Since his first solo shows in Beijing in 1998, Liu Bolin’s work has received international recognition. Among other international venues, his distinctive photographs and sculptures have been shown at the major contemporary photography festival Les Rencontres d'Arles and he had solo shows at Dashanzi Art Zone in Beijing (2007), Galerie Bertin-Toublanc in Paris (2007), Eli Klein Fine Art in New York (2008), Boxart Gallery in Verona (2008), Forma Foundation for Photography in Milan (2010).
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 3 - Suo Jia Village, 2005 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 10 - Boyfriend, 2006 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 16 - People's Policeman, 2006 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 17 - People's Policeman, 2006 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 18 - Laid Off, 2006 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 71 - Bulldozer, 2008 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 95 - Coal Pile, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 94 - In the Woods, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 91 - Great Wall, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Teatro alla Scala, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City No. 88 - Sawmill, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Lagoon City of Venice, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Ponte di Rialto, 2010 |
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| Liu Bolin, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli for Valentino, 2011 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in New York No. 1 - Wall Street Bull, 2011 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in New York No. 3 - Magazine Rack, 2011 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in New York No. 4 - Ground Zero, 2011 |
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| Liu Bolin, Hiding in New York No. 6 - Intrepid, 2012 |
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| Liu Bolin, Iron Men, 2008 |
To celebrate US President Obama's visit to China, he made an effigy of Obama in his honor.
He now lives and works in Beijing, China.
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Hmmmm......Hard to 'loose face' if you have a thousand 'faces'.
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