Lilou - Eye Contact: Solo Exhibition
Lilou’s images, while clearly figurative, are not descriptive in any overt manner. She frames and blows up quotidian details in daily life. In her images, quiet moments of human interactions and scenes of domesticity, both realistic and imaginary, come alive: a mundane lamp, a grocery list, kissing lovers, a bite into a fresh strawberry, people sharing fruits, a tiny piece of tacky scotch tape… All seemingly insignificant details are magnified and explored with a warm touch of humor. Lilou’s tableaux emanate from real life. Cinematically framing banal details, her work invites the viewer into vignettes that capture the tension of familiar and overlooked moments. “I think in images,” according to the artist, “I like painting moments that do not show cause and effect, before and after. They are in a state of flux.” Also on view are a new series of ceramic works, in dialogue with the watercolor and oil paintings, in the exhibition.
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Lovers (Condensed Milk), 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), zZ, 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Eye Contact (Butterfly Kiss), 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Lovers (14 Février), 2021
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Green Lamp, 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), July (Juillet), 2020
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Lait concentré 1 (condensed milk), 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Lait concentré 2 (condensed milk), 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Green eyes, 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Scotch tape, 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Bread 1, 2022
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Bread 2, 2021
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Bread 3, 2021
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Bread 4, 2021
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Grocery list, 2021
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Ballon Blanc, 2018
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Li Xia (绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah), Girl reading, 2018
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Lilou: Artist Interview
Brainard Carey, Yale University Radio Praxis, Febrero 14, 2023 -
Love for Life and the Living, France-based Artist Lilou Oh Yeah
EDITORIAL TEAM, LI TANG, Noviembre 21, 2022 -
ART: Affordable for Now, Sunset Park Rises as a Buzzing NYC Arts Hub
Rhea Nayyar, Hyperallergic, Octubre 17, 2022 -
Artist Spotlight: Lilou Q & As
Jelly Books Editorial, JELLY, Octubre 12, 2022