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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Liu Bolin and the art of concealment

Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
Liu's artworks, collectively entitled Hiding in the City, came into being after his Beijing art studio was shut down by the Chinese authorities in 2005. The government had stipulated that it didn't want artists gathering and working together
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
Painted patriotism ... Liu sees his work as a protest against the Chinese government's persecution of artists
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
Keeping it street ... Liu has said that his art is influenced by his sense of not fitting in with modern society
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
... and yet he can camouflage himself against any background, no matter how complicated
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
Can you see him blending in with a red telephone box?
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
... or merging with a monument?
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
Even earthquake rubble is no match for this master of disguise
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
... who can seemingly weld himself to a wall
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
... be someone's imaginary friend
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Liu Bolin - Invisible Man: Art of Liu Bolin,
... and melt into machinery. Or is he even there at all?
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