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Liu Dao
Liu Dao (a Pinyin
phrase meaning "island number 6" - , ljôu tɑ̀ʊ is an international multidisciplinary art collective based in Shanghai
, China
. Liu Dao was founded in 2006 by island6 Arts Center
under the direction of French curator Thomas Charvériat
. Liu Dao is an electronic art
group composed of performance artists, multimedia artist
s and engineers. Their work focuses on interactive art installations that explore the effects that “technologies have on our perception and modes of communication”. As of August 2010, six Chinese artists are associated with the Liu Dao collective.
Liu Dao has exhibited in Albert Benamou Gallery, Galerie Twenty-one and Loft in Paris
, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MOCA), Hong Kong Art Fair, the Louis Vuitton
Maison in Taipei
and the Louis Vuitton
gallery in Macau
. Liu Dao artworks were taken into White Rabbit Gallery's collection of Chinese contemporary art in Sydney
as "a less literal and more expressionistic lens" of cultural shifts in China, among artworks from artists such as Ai Weiwei
, Bingyi
, and Cang Xin
, and in 2010 were brought into the Louis Vuitton
gallery of Macau
alongside Damien Hirst
, Thomas Heatherwick
and Cai Guo-Qiang
.
Red Gate Gallery is the exclusive representative of Liu Dao in China.
The majority of Liu Dao’s works involve LED
s. A simple movement is arranged by choreographers Wu Yandan and Li Lingxi or Chaim Gebber and coordinated by in-house art directors, which is then video recorded and turned into an LED
representation. Homemade software is being used to match colors and to create an animated sequence of bitmap
s.
Red Gate Gallery, the oldest private art gallery in China, describes the process of Liu Dao as technology becoming organic: “digital reality comes alive, where it begins to speak, dream, conspire, and seduce.” It refers to the works as “voyeuristic fantasies”, “paraphilia”, and “visually rhyming”.
, all of Liu Dao's works are created by multiple artists, as the group places emphasis on cooperation and collaboration in order to increase the wealth of ideas and evolution of conceptual projects. Artworks are conceived through discussions between a curator and art director in which a curatorial theme is devised, written in a statement, and shared with the artists. After feedback and conceptual development, the artists work with the onsite technicians in order to design the implementation strategy.
The credits for each piece run similar to those found in a film
, with writer
s, directors, models, cameramen, technicians, painters, programmer
s, choreographers and editors. This process runs as a direct opposite to artists with many employees working for them who are never credited at all.
toward the end of its Eleventh Five-Year Plan, cities are rife with construction, architectural upheaval and modernization
of infrastructure. Many works of Liu Dao manifest these transitions. Urbanization may also be a factor in the collective
nature of Liu Dao, as the concentration of people within large cities provides “a greater exchange of ideas among people working in different fields in the same location.”
and Chinese history
in their works, such as cranes
(the Chinese symbol of longevity), Chinese paper cutting, rice paper
, and Maoist and Communist imagery.
Similar to the theme of urbanization, the technology and modernity that are found in Shanghai, where Liu Dao are based, are main features of the collective’s topics, as a reverberation of Chinese traditional life becoming “electrified”.
Visual compositions
often combine LED animation with Chinese paper cuts to take a customary picture and bring it into the 21st Century technological landscape.
, while artworks "demand" interaction through sensor
s, motion-tracking
devices, GPRS modem controlled videos, or sonar
rangefinders which help “artists and technologists actively engage with culture”.
for an exhibition curated by Jonathan Thomson in the famous Louis Vuitton Maison designed by Japanese architect Inui Kumiko, to be the second art intervention, after Taiwanese artist Michael Lin to animate their Taipei
building. The art space is one of only three sponsored by Louis Vuitton in the world, which have showcased world-renown artists such as Takashi Murakami
, Stephen Sprouse
and Richard Prince
.
In September 2010, Liu Dao was again selected by Louis Vuitton to take part in an art exhibition, Raining Stars, in the Louis Vuitton cultural space in Macau, focusing on the global experience of fireworks
.
Liu Dao was nominated for the Sovereign Art Foundation
’s annual charity art prize in 2010, and Liu Dao's member Rose Tang
had her first solo exhibition, “Roseless”, inaugurated by Latvia
n president Valdis Zatlers
in Shanghai.
Liu Dao (a Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
phrase meaning "island number 6" - , ljôu tɑ̀ʊ is an international multidisciplinary art collective based in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Liu Dao was founded in 2006 by island6 Arts Center
Island6
is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,...
under the direction of French curator Thomas Charvériat
Thomas Charvériat
Thomas Charvériat is an artist, curator and art director.- Life :Thomas Charvériat was born in Paris and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography in 1998, and pursued graduate coursework at Columbia University, receiving a Master of Fine...
. Liu Dao is an electronic art
Electronic art
Electronic art is a form of art that makes use of electronic media or, more broadly, refers to technology and/or electronic media. It is related to information art, new media art, video art, digital art, interactive art, internet art, and electronic music...
group composed of performance artists, multimedia artist
Multimedia artist
Multimedia artists are contemporary artists who use a wide range of media to communicate their art. Multimedia art includes, by definition, more than one medium, therefore multimedia artists use visual art in combination with sound art, moving images and other media...
s and engineers. Their work focuses on interactive art installations that explore the effects that “technologies have on our perception and modes of communication”. As of August 2010, six Chinese artists are associated with the Liu Dao collective.
Liu Dao has exhibited in Albert Benamou Gallery, Galerie Twenty-one and Loft in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MOCA), Hong Kong Art Fair, the Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
Maison in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
and the Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
gallery in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. Liu Dao artworks were taken into White Rabbit Gallery's collection of Chinese contemporary art in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
as "a less literal and more expressionistic lens" of cultural shifts in China, among artworks from artists such as Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008...
, Bingyi
Bingyi
Bingyi , born in 1975 in Beijing, is an emerging Chinese artist, curator, scholar, architectural designer, cultural critic and activist.-Education:...
, and Cang Xin
Cang Xin
Cang Xin is an artist based in Beijing working in performance art and photography.Cang Xin was born in Heilongjiang Province, China....
, and in 2010 were brought into the Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
gallery of Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
alongside Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...
, Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick is an English designer known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments and sculptures...
and Cai Guo-Qiang
Cai Guo-Qiang
Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese contemporary artist and curator.-Biography:Cai Guo-Qiang was born in 1957 in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China. He was trained in stage design at the Shanghai Theater Academy from 1981 to 1985. Cai's work is scholarly and often politically charged...
.
Red Gate Gallery is the exclusive representative of Liu Dao in China.
Production process
Liu Dao embraces the use of digital technology to communicate around the world emotions and thoughts which arise from what it considers the vivid and hectic environment of Shanghai in the 21st Century. The group claims its collectivity and communal spirit keeps the art from becoming mainstream or stagnant.The majority of Liu Dao’s works involve LED
LEd
LEd is a TeX/LaTeX editing software working under Microsoft Windows. It is a freeware product....
s. A simple movement is arranged by choreographers Wu Yandan and Li Lingxi or Chaim Gebber and coordinated by in-house art directors, which is then video recorded and turned into an LED
LEd
LEd is a TeX/LaTeX editing software working under Microsoft Windows. It is a freeware product....
representation. Homemade software is being used to match colors and to create an animated sequence of bitmap
Bitmap
In computer graphics, a bitmap or pixmap is a type of memory organization or image file format used to store digital images. The term bitmap comes from the computer programming terminology, meaning just a map of bits, a spatially mapped array of bits. Now, along with pixmap, it commonly refers to...
s.
Red Gate Gallery, the oldest private art gallery in China, describes the process of Liu Dao as technology becoming organic: “digital reality comes alive, where it begins to speak, dream, conspire, and seduce.” It refers to the works as “voyeuristic fantasies”, “paraphilia”, and “visually rhyming”.
Collaboration
As noted by The China PostThe China Post
For the article on the postal system based in the People's Republic of China, see China Post.The China Post is one of the three English-language newspapers published in Taiwan , the other two being Taiwan News and the Taipei Times. It was established by Mr. and Mrs. Y.P. Huang in 1952...
, all of Liu Dao's works are created by multiple artists, as the group places emphasis on cooperation and collaboration in order to increase the wealth of ideas and evolution of conceptual projects. Artworks are conceived through discussions between a curator and art director in which a curatorial theme is devised, written in a statement, and shared with the artists. After feedback and conceptual development, the artists work with the onsite technicians in order to design the implementation strategy.
The credits for each piece run similar to those found in a film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, with writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
s, directors, models, cameramen, technicians, painters, programmer
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
s, choreographers and editors. This process runs as a direct opposite to artists with many employees working for them who are never credited at all.
Philosophy
Urbanization
As China reaches its most extreme period of urbanizationUrbanization
Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....
toward the end of its Eleventh Five-Year Plan, cities are rife with construction, architectural upheaval and modernization
Modernization
In the social sciences, modernization or modernisation refers to a model of an evolutionary transition from a 'pre-modern' or 'traditional' to a 'modern' society. The teleology of modernization is described in social evolutionism theories, existing as a template that has been generally followed by...
of infrastructure. Many works of Liu Dao manifest these transitions. Urbanization may also be a factor in the collective
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective...
nature of Liu Dao, as the concentration of people within large cities provides “a greater exchange of ideas among people working in different fields in the same location.”
History and Tradition
Liu Dao tends to use a multitude of influences, references and styles from Chinese artChinese art
Chinese art is visual art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures. This early period was followed by a series of art...
and Chinese history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
in their works, such as cranes
Crane (bird)
Cranes are a family, Gruidae, of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in the order Gruiformes. There are fifteen species of crane in four genera. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back...
(the Chinese symbol of longevity), Chinese paper cutting, rice paper
Rice paper
Rice paper usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. The term is also used for paper made from or containing other plants, such as hemp, bamboo or mulberry...
, and Maoist and Communist imagery.
Similar to the theme of urbanization, the technology and modernity that are found in Shanghai, where Liu Dao are based, are main features of the collective’s topics, as a reverberation of Chinese traditional life becoming “electrified”.
Visual compositions
Composition (visual arts)
In the visual arts – in particular painting, graphic design, photography and sculpture – composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art or a photograph, as distinct from the subject of a work...
often combine LED animation with Chinese paper cuts to take a customary picture and bring it into the 21st Century technological landscape.
Interactivity
Liu Dao artworks often feature modernized characteristics of conventional art, bringing to light the subject of China’s reaction and contribution to GlobalizationGlobalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, while artworks "demand" interaction through sensor
Sensor
A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury-in-glass thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated...
s, motion-tracking
Motion detection
Motion detection is a process of confirming a change in position of an object relative to its surroundings or the change in the surroundings relative to an object. This detection can be achieved by both mechanical and electronic methods...
devices, GPRS modem controlled videos, or sonar
Sonar
Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...
rangefinders which help “artists and technologists actively engage with culture”.
Awards and honors
In April 2010, Liu Dao was selected by Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
for an exhibition curated by Jonathan Thomson in the famous Louis Vuitton Maison designed by Japanese architect Inui Kumiko, to be the second art intervention, after Taiwanese artist Michael Lin to animate their Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
building. The art space is one of only three sponsored by Louis Vuitton in the world, which have showcased world-renown artists such as Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami
is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low art...
, Stephen Sprouse
Stephen Sprouse
Stephen Sprouse was a fashion designer and artist credited with pioneering the 1980s mix of "uptown sophistication in clothing with a downtown punk and pop sensibility" .-Career:...
and Richard Prince
Richard Prince
Richard Prince is an American painter and photographer. Prince began appropriating photographs in 1975...
.
In September 2010, Liu Dao was again selected by Louis Vuitton to take part in an art exhibition, Raining Stars, in the Louis Vuitton cultural space in Macau, focusing on the global experience of fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
.
Liu Dao was nominated for the Sovereign Art Foundation
Sovereign Art Foundation
The Sovereign Art Foundation is a charity registered in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom that raises money to help disadvantaged children using the arts as rehabilitation, education and therapy....
’s annual charity art prize in 2010, and Liu Dao's member Rose Tang
Rose Tang
Rose Tang is the pseudonym of an ambiguously-gendered,semi-fictional artistic personality based on Taiwanese-bornarchitect, biologist and zoologist Zheng Guoyang, under the art directionof French-born founder of the island6 Arts Center,Thomas Charvériat....
had her first solo exhibition, “Roseless”, inaugurated by Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n president Valdis Zatlers
Valdis Zatlers
Valdis Zatlers is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007...
in Shanghai.
Associated artists
| Artist's Name | Country of Nationality | Exhibitions |
|---|---|---|
 Mainland China ChinaChina Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "Zero Gravity", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China" | |
| Mainland China China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "Zero Gravity", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China" | |
 Republic of China TaiwanTaiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China", "Remote/Contol", "Bits, Bytes and Pixels", "Untitled Santa", "I Love LEDs", "Getting Along", "Forward/Backward and Reloading" | |
| Mainland China China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust” | |
| Bing Bing (兵冰) | Mainland China China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "Zero Gravity", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China" |
| Kong Mosha (孔墨沙) | Mainland China China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo" |
Associated art directors
| Artist's Name | Country of Nationality | Exhibitions |
|---|---|---|
 Early Modern France FranceFrance The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "Zero Gravity", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China", Lecture on Digital Arts, "Nuit Blanche", "Eurasia One", "Platform for Urban Investigation II", "Remote/Contol", "Stop/over Cities", "Bits, Bytes and Pixels", "Untitled Santa", "I Love LEDs", "Getting Along", "Forward/Backward and Reloading", "Platform for Urban Investigation", "Invisible Layers, Electric Cities" | |
 Latvia LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
"Raining Stars", "Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "Absolute 0:00", "HK Artfair 2010", "Psychic Apparatus", "The Light Fantastic", ”Libido Mortido", "Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "Zero Gravity", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China" | |
 Guatemala GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...  Spain SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
"Absolute 0:00", "Prophecies", "Plugged In" | |
Associated curators
| Artist's Name | Country of Nationality | Exhibitions |
|---|---|---|
 Canada CanadaCanada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...  India IndiaIndia India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
"Fakirs", "Placebo”, "LED City"', "30 Degrees", "Synesthesia", "Pi", "The Artist Died Yesterday", "Automata", “Urban Lust”, “Clouds of Crowds", "Zero Gravity", "PlugIt", "Made in Shanghai", "Made in China" | |
 Australia AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
"Raining Stars", Garden of Autumn Vapours”, "HK Artfair 2010", "The Light Fantastic", "LED City" | |
| Australia Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
"Psychic Apparatus", "30 Degrees", "LED City" | |
 United States USA |
"Plugged In", "Electric Shanghai" | |
| Australia USA |
"Raining Stars", "The Light Fantastic" | |
Selected exhibitions
| Year | Title | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "HK Artfair 2011" | Hong Kong Art Fair, curated by Brian Wallace | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| 2011 | "SCOPE" | SCOPE Art Fair, curated by Tally Beck | New York, New York |
| 2011 | "Plugged In" | Tally Beck Contemporary | New York, New York |
| 2010 | "Electric Shanghai" | Tally Beck Contemporary | Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
| 2010 | "The Big Bang" | White Rabbit Gallery | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| 2010 | "Raining Stars" | The Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,... Gallery |
Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
| 2010 | "Garden of Autumn Vapours" | Red Gate Gallery | Beijing, China |
| 2010 | "Absolute 0:00" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2010 | "HK Artfair 2010" | Hong Kong Art Fair, curated by Brian Wallace | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| 2010 | "Psychic Apparatus" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2010 | "The Light Fantastic" | Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,... Cultural Space, curated by Jonathan Thomson |
Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2010 | "Libido Mortido" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2010 | "Fakirs" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2009 | "Placebo" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2009 | "LED City" | The Opposite House Hotel, curated by Brian Wallace | Beijing, China |
| 2009 | "30 Degrees" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... , curated by George Michell |
Shanghai, China |
| 2009 | "Synesthesia" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... , curated by Thomas Charvériat Thomas Charvériat Thomas Charvériat is an artist, curator and art director.- Life :Thomas Charvériat was born in Paris and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography in 1998, and pursued graduate coursework at Columbia University, receiving a Master of Fine... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2009 | "Individual: New Art from Beyond Beijing" | Red Gate Gallery | Beijing, China |
| 2009 | "Pi" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2009 | "LEDs animés" | Galerie Twenty-One | Paris, France |
| 2009 | “Fernelmont Contemporary Art” (Festival) | Château de Fernelmont | Château de Fernelmont, Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
| 2009 | "Art Paris" (art fair) | Grand Palais , represented by Galerie Loft | Paris, France |
| 2009 | "The Artist Died Yesterday" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2008 | "Automata" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2008 | "Urban Lust" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2008 | "Quadrare il Cerchio" | Allegra Ravizza Art Project | Milan, Italy |
| 2008 | "Clouds of Crowds" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2008 | "Roma Contemporary Art" (art fair) | Palazzo dei Congressi Palazzo dei Congressi Palzzo dei Congressi is a venue located in Rome, Italy. Constructed originally for the 1942 Universial Exposition, but cancelled to World War II, it hosted the fencing and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon events for the 1960 Summer Olympics.... , represented by Mana.art |
Roma, Italy |
| 2008 | "PlugIT" | Blue Lotus Gallery | Fotan, Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| 2008 | "Made in China" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2007 | “Fernelmont Contemporary Art” (Festival) | Château de Fernelmont | Château de Fernelmont, Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
| 2007 | "Eurasia One" | island6 Arts Center Island6 is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,... |
Shanghai, China |
| 2007 | "Nuit Blanche" (first Asian edition) | Shanghai Exhibition Center | Shanghai, China |
| 2007 | “Remote/Control” | Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Wenny Teo and Ella Liao | Shanghai, China |
External links
- http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk: Free online gallery that allows artists to showcase their work (Page on Liu Dao)
- http://video.saatchigallery.com: Free online gallery that allows artists to showcase their video to the world. (Page on Liu Dao)
- http://www.vimeo.com: Online Video community (Page on Liu Dao)
- http://www.rhizome.org: Online resource for people who are interested in new media art (Page on Liu Dao)
- http://www.island6.org: not-for-profit art space founded by Thomas Charvériat that represents the collective Liu Dao
- http://www.chinapost.com: Review of Liu Dao at Louis Vuitton in Taipei
See also
- island6Island6is a not-for-profit, artist-run space in Shanghai, P.R.C. founded in 2006 by French curator/artist Thomas Charvériat.island6's mission is to provide a forum for contemporary artists whose works explore social, aesthetic,...
, art space that founded and sponsorizes the Liu Dao's collective. - Thomas CharvériatThomas CharvériatThomas Charvériat is an artist, curator and art director.- Life :Thomas Charvériat was born in Paris and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography in 1998, and pursued graduate coursework at Columbia University, receiving a Master of Fine...
, founder of the Liu Dao's art collective. - Rose TangRose TangRose Tang is the pseudonym of an ambiguously-gendered,semi-fictional artistic personality based on Taiwanese-bornarchitect, biologist and zoologist Zheng Guoyang, under the art directionof French-born founder of the island6 Arts Center,Thomas Charvériat....
, member of the Liu Dao's art collective. - Cai Duobao, member of the Liu Dao's art collective.
- Zhang DeliZhang DeliZhang Deli is a [Shanghai]-based artist born in Zhengzhou, Henan province in 1979. Her work in new media has been exhibited around China, especially in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as in Hong Kong and Brussels...
, member of the Liu Dao's art collective. - Wang DongmaWang DongmaWang Dongma is a Shanghai-based multimedia artist originally from Beijing, known for exploring a wide range of new media art forms since 2005. These include interactive mirrors, LED screens, electronic sculptures and large scale as well as miniature video installations that have been exhibited...
, member of the Liu Dao's art collective. - New media artNew media artNew media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
- interactive artInteractive artInteractive art is a form of installation-based art that involves the spectator in a way that allows the art to achieve its purpose. Some installations achieve this by letting the observer or visitor "walk" in, on, and around them; Some others ask the artist to become part of the artwork.Works of...
- video artVideo artVideo art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
- Electronic artElectronic artElectronic art is a form of art that makes use of electronic media or, more broadly, refers to technology and/or electronic media. It is related to information art, new media art, video art, digital art, interactive art, internet art, and electronic music...
- Digital artDigital artDigital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process...
- LED artLED artLED Art is form of light art constructed from light-emitting diodes. Many artists that use LEDs are guerilla artists, incorporating LEDs to produce temporary pieces in public places. LEDs are very inexpensive to purchase and have become a new way to make street art...