Xiaoze Xie: Lost Tales and Recovered Histories
Pi Artworks Istanbul is thrilled to present a solo exhibition of The Library Series works by Chinese-American artist and professor, Xiaoze Xie, following the success of it's stint in London earlier this year.
Lost Tales and Recovered Histories features recent paintings from The Library Series. Through paintings, Xie explores the interrelatedness of books, libraries, and historical events, interrogating the vulnerability and deterioration of history and memory.
The Library Series is Xie’s largest body of work, which he started in 1993, after being intrigued by ‘sleeping’ rows of books. Xie uses a rich palette to give hints of the books’ content and emotional resonance, and to evoke the space and atmosphere of the institutions that house them.
Xiaoze Xie's artistic practice focuses on issues of cultural preservation and
disappearance, with paintings that bear the traces of historical events. His works
deeply question the themes of memory, loss and remembrance, offering viewers
both an intellectual and emotional journey.
