ArtAsiaPacific

XIAO LU

hen Xiao Lu picked up a pistol and fired two shots at her own installation (1989), she stumbled into a global notoriety, which has shrouded her practice ever since. Displayed in the seminal 1989 “China/Avant-Garde” exhibition at Beijing’s China National Art Gallery, comprises two phone booths featuring a photograph of a man and a woman, respectively, with a telephone hanging off a in his own, political terms to media and their peers. Adding to the confusion, art-historical accounts perpetuated Tang’s view of the events, overwriting Xiao’s intentions, and mistakenly attributing the work to both artists.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from ArtAsiaPacific

ArtAsiaPacific10 min read
Kang Seung Lee
Friendship, kinship, community—how can these interpersonal connections be established and maintained across geographies and even across generations? The multiplicity of relationships that Kang Seung Lee forms through his artistic practice is both ima
ArtAsiaPacific3 min read
When Lives Become History
As storytellers, artists are often fascinated with the personal lives and creative output of others. But how can (or should) artists transform these stories into their own work? And as these artworks enter public circulation, what responsibilities do
ArtAsiaPacific1 min read
ArtAsiaPacific
EDITOR & PUBLISHER Elaine W. Ng DEPUTY EDITOR & DEPUTY PUBLISHER HG Masters MANAGING EDITOR Oliver Clasper SENIOR EDITOR Don J. Cohn ASSOCIATE EDITOR Alex Yiu ASSISTANT EDITOR Anna Lentchner CORRESPONDING EDITOR Richard Vine COPY EDITOR Isabelle Fran

Related Books & Audiobooks