Yijun Liao

Pixy Liao (Yijun Liao)
"It's never been easy to carry you"
Born Shanghai, China
Nationality Chinese
Education University of Memphis
Known for Photography
Notable work Experimental Relationship
Movement Photography, art
Awards Fellowship in photography, New York Foundation for the Arts, Enfoco New Works Awards Fellowship, LensCulture Exposure Awards, Lucie Awards

Yijun Liao, also known as Pixy Liao is a Chinese artist, living in the United States.

Biography

Liao was born in Shanghai. She currently lives in Brooklyn.[1] Liao received an MFA in photography from the University of Memphis.

She is mostly known for her series "Experimental Relationship". The series depicts her with her younger Japanese boyfriend. The elaborate photography depicted challenges gender norms in regards to media and sexual expression. The boyfriend is often depicted with nudity, but uses censorship and posture in ways that are mainly used by female models and actresses. Her photography attempts to change the way society sees nudity and media through the lens of a whole new perspective.[2][3]

Liao has received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and En Foco's New Works Fellowship. She won Second Place in a LensCulture Exposure Awards in the Portfolio Category.[4] She has been an artist in residence for Pioneer Works, Light Work, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Center for Photography at Woodstock and Camera Club of New York.[5]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • 2008 “Experimental Relationship”, Adam Shaw Gallery, Memphis, TN
  • 2011 “Memphis, Tennessee”, Chinese American Art Council, New York City
  • 2013 “Let’s Make Love”, Camera Club of New York, New York City
  • 2013 “The Second Story of Two Stories”, Kips Gallery, Seoul, Korea
  • 2015 "Experimental Relationship”, Circuitous Succession Gallery, Memphis, TN[6]
  • 2016 "Some Words are just between Us”, Curated by Sophia Cai, First Draft Gallery, Sydney, Austra[7][8][9]
  • 2016 "Venus As A Boy”, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, China[10][11][12]
  • 2017 “Lady and Gentleman”, Galleri Vasli Souza, Malmö, Sweden[13]

Group exhibitions

  • 2015 “No Holds Barred—Young Contemporary Art from China” curated by Boyi Feng and Lars Jonnson, OPEN ART Biennial, Örebro, Sweden[14]
  • 2015 Evidence, Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK[15]
  • 2016 “Bagsim”, chi K11 Art Museum in Shanghai, Shanghai, China[16]
  • 2016 “WECHAT - A Dialogue in Contemporary Chinese Art” curated by Barbara Pollack, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX[17][18]
  • 2016 “The Real Thing”, Flowers Gallery, New York City[19][20][21]
  • 2017 “NSFW: FEMALE GAZE”, Museum of Sex, in collaboration with Vice's Creators Project, New York, NY
  • 2017 “A New Ballardian Vision”, Metro Pictures, New York, NY

Publications

  • "Experimental Relationship Vol.1 2007-2017", published by Jiazazhi, 2018. ISBN 978-988-14575-7-8. First edition of 500 copies. [22][23]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lightwork.org/archive/pixy-yijun-liao/
  2. ↑ Annie Stevens. "Artist subverts gender norms with clever photography series". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Couple's Gender-Bending Photo Series Challenges Our View Of Traditional Relationships". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.lensculture.com/2013-lensculture-exposure-award-winners
  5. ↑ http://lenscratch.com/2013/08/yijun-liao-experimental-relationship/
  6. ↑ Mark Richens. "Pixy Liao explores gender roles in art, relationships in "Experimental Relationship" at Circuitous". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Sophia Cai. "Some words are just between us". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Lachlan Herd. "THE HANGING: SOME WORDS ARE JUST BETWEEN US BY PIXY LIAO". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Kathleen Linn. "LOCATION, THE FEMALE GAZE AND THE WARMTH OF THE INTERNET". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Arthur Solway. "Pixy Liao at Leo Xu Projects" (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Jiahuan Li. "Yijun Liao, Venus As A Boy". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Wenqian. "Artist Yijun Liao's first solo show in her hometown". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Ashleigh Kane. "See men and women exchange roles of sex and power in China". Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Boyi Feng. "Pixy Yijun Liao".
  15. ↑ "Derby stages top international photographic festival, Format 15". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Gary Zhexi Zhang. "Critic's Guide: Shanghai". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  17. ↑ Nikki Tripp. "Chinese Artist Challenges Gender Identities through 'Experimental Relationship'". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  18. ↑ Cindy Lisica. "We Chat: A Dialogue in Contemporary Chinese Art". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  19. ↑ Lara Atallah. "The Real Thing". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Juxtapoz: "THE REAL THING" @ FLOWERS GALERY". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  21. ↑ Rebecca Robertson. "PDN: Constructing and Deconstructing Romance". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  22. ↑ Jörg Colberg. "Conscientious: Experimental Relationship". Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  23. ↑ Olga Yatskevich. "Collector Daily: Pixy Liao, Experimental Relationship Vol 1. (2007-2017)". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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