Liu Ye
Catalogue Raisonné Complete paintings from 1991-2015
Edited by Christoph Noe
400 pages, Hardcover, Clothbound English and Chinese
EUR 58/RMB 480/HKD 580
Published by Hatje Cantz in Oct
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“I don’t know how many people can understand his efforts, but I know Liu Ye will bring us more surprises in the coming future.”
Zhou Tong – Collector
“A great catalogue which offers a terrific overview. It sheds light on Liu Ye’s oeuvre and opens up a whole new perspective. Brilliant!”
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Olbricht – Collector / Founder of me Collectors Room, Berlin
“I don’t know how many people can understand his efforts, but I know Liu Ye will bring us more surprises in the coming future.”
Zhou Tong – Collector
“A great catalogue which offers a terrific overview. It sheds light on Liu Ye’s oeuvre and opens up a whole new perspective. Brilliant!”
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Olbricht – Collector / Founder of me Collectors Room, Berlin
”Every accomplished artist has a world of his own. The world of Liu Ye is strictly protected by himself, unscathed yet untainted. Flipping through this Catalogue Raisonné of Liu Ye, you are not reading history, but future.”
Huang Liao Yuan – multi-talented literatus
“The collection is the visual autobiography of Liu Ye’s art and life.”
Zhang Qing – Director of Research and Planning Department in National Art Museum of China
“I greatly admire his approach and work ethic as he always manages to finish his paintings with such carefulness and attention to detail, even on a small canvas.”
Yao Chien – Famous Lyrics Writer of Mandopop
“The meticulous publishing standards of the editor Christophe Noe, together with the support of artists including Zhu Zhu, Philip Tinari and Paul Moorhouse, art lovers should not miss this great book that reflects the contemporary art landscape in China!” Lin Yi Lun – Famous actor and collector in China
We are pleased to announce the release of Liu Ye—Catalogue Raisonné, the complete collection of Liu Ye’s paintings, including provenance, exhibition list, and literature records from the early 1990s to today.
Highlights
– First catalogue raisonné ever published on a Chinese contemporary artist
– A lavishly produced 400-page volume presenting Liu Ye’s diverse body of works of nearly 300 paintings
– Featuring essays by Paul Moorhouse, the 20th Century Curator of the National Portrait Gallery in London; Philip Tinari, Ullens Center of Contemporary Art director; and award-winning art critic Zhu Zhu
– Documenting the joined research of over 100 museums, institutions, art professionals and collectors from around the world
About the book
This comprehensive and vibrant catalogue raisonné, compiled with the full participation of the artist Liu Ye, presents his diverse body of work and provides an overview of the paintings created between 1991 and 2015. The artist’s distinct style plays with viewers’ visual expectations and catches them unaware with surprising pictorial compositions. His paintings, which touch on a broad range of themes—inspired, for instance, by the Old Masters, Piet Mondrian, and Dick Bruna’s Miffy—often integrate elements borrowed from these sources. Also featured are his portrayals of innocent yet challenging female characters.
About Liu Ye
Liu Ye (b.1964, Chinese) is a Beijing-based contemporary Chinese painter, belonging to a generation of artists who grew up during the Cultural Revolution. His artworks are fixtures in many international museums, private institutions and collections, including the Shanghai Art Museum, Yuz Museum, Long Museum, M+ Collection, and Olbricht Collection. His works have been exhibited extensively in China, Europe and the United States.
1995-5为了蒙德里安的黄和蓝,Yellow and Blue for M,45x45cm,acrylic and oil on canvas
1995-15.金光大道,Bright Road,170x200cm,acrylic and oil on canvas
