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Liu Xiaodong Spring in New York

Liu Xiaodong’s exhibition “Spring in New York,” presented online by Lisson Gallery, offered small windows of solitude and contemplation amid the chaos that has erupted in the United States.

The 34 exhibited works on paper record Liu’s extended stay in locked-down New York City. Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese painter had completed a series of monumental, plein-air portraits, slated for the Dallas Contemporary,

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Christine Han is a Singapore-based art writer. She was previously a contributing editor at World Sculpture News and Asian Art News, and her writing has appeared in Artforum, ArtAsiaPacific, Artlink, e-flux, Frieze, Flash Art, Mousse, Ocula, and Sculp

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