Liu Xiaodong
Spring in New York, limited edition facsimile sketchbook
$13,000
ENQUIRE“We are the lucky beneficiaries of a vision at once candid and sophisticated, open and sincere, witty and compassionate – an unlikely combination in this dark, nerve-fraying, and isolating period in history.” – John Yau, Hyperallergic
To commemorate Liu Xiaodong’s highly regarded pandemic project Spring in New York, Lisson Gallery has created an exact replica of the sketchbook he made during four months of lockdown, prior to a sell-out online exhibition in 2020. Liu, the usually itinerant Chinese painter, was locked down in New York City for almost six months in 2020, unable to travel back to his home in Beijing. From a small New York apartment, the artist made a startling series of watercolours documenting the changing landscape of the city through both COVID-19 restrictions and the Black Lives Matters protests.
Specially printed and bound to match Liu’s treasured collection of watercolours, this signed edition is the only means of comprehending this body of work in its original form and to the artist’s exacting specifications. If you wish to purchase this special, editioned version of the sketchbook, please register your interest through this email address: shanghai@lissongallery.cn.
“I pass by fashion shops and there are no people, just some wooden mannequins in the shop windows. I walk up to 14th Street, the Apple Store is empty. Even the old cow on that steakhouse signboard looks lonely up there by himself. It’s sad, I don’t want to walk forward.” – Liu Xiaodong’s diary 16th April 2020
Spring in New York, 2020
Wiro-bound hardback facsimile. Giclée printing.
33.5 x 25 cm
13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in
Edition of 60 + 6 APs
刘小东
限量版临摹作品集《纽约之春》
“我们有幸受益于这样一种视野——坦率而深刻，开放而真诚，诙谐而富有同情心，在这个黑暗、紧张、孤立的历史时期，同时带有这些特质的视野是十分罕见的。”——姚强
为了纪念刘小东于疫情期间创作且备受好评的项目《纽约之春》，里森画廊在艺术家受到热烈追捧的2020年线上展览前，复刻了刘小东在纽约为期四个月封城期间作画的写生簿。这位常穿梭于世界各地的艺术家在2020年因疫情滞留在纽约将近半年之久，一再取消的航班令他无法返回北京。这段时间，他在纽约的一间小公寓里创作了一系列触动人心的水彩作品，记录纽约在疫情袭击和“黑人的命也是命”运动之下经历的变化。
这本限量版作品集经过特别印制及装订，再现了刘小东极为珍贵的水彩画系列，每本由艺术家亲笔签名的作品集呈现了刘小东手稿的原貌，以及他对再现规格的严格要求，是深入理解此系列水彩画的不二途径。如果您有兴趣购买此限量版作品集，请发送邮件至shanghai@lissongallery.cn进一步咨询。
“沿途时尚店，无人，几个木偶模特在橱窗里。走到14街，苹果店空空的。那家头顶着一头老牛的牛排馆也在风中傻呆着，伤感，不想往前走了。” ——刘小东，2020年4月16日
《纽约之春》，2020
螺旋线圈装订精装作品集，艺术微喷
33.5 x 25 厘米
13 1/8 x 9 3/4 英寸
限量60版 + 6版艺术家自留
每本定价为人民币85,000元