Xiaoze Xie

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In his new body of paintings, Xiaoze Xie continues to evolve his formal and conceptual investigations of the newspaper stacks found in libraries in China and the U.S. Despite the violent or political nature of some of his imagery, there is no overt attempt to relay a particular message; he is initially more concerned with the possibilities they offer as strong visual statements. A poiginant dichotomy exists between the topical subjects such as the war in Iraq and the fleeting quality of subject matter reproduced in newspapers.

Xie remarks, "What interests me most is the temporary nature of this everyday object, loaded with the all-encompassing information of changing daily life. Newspapers are recycled. Life goes on. In some paintings, the abstract pattern on the side of a stack gives away no specific information. At times, the close-up view of the newspaper stack reveals fragmented news pictures and texts of seemingly unrelated events, from the quiet passage of the everyday, to the disturbing conflicts and tragedies of our time. The accidental juxtaposition of images and texts suggests, and at the same time conceals, a larger, more complex social picture."

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