Liu BOLIN Hiding in the City n°84 - Graffiti n°2 - 2009 Epson Ultra Giclée print 4/4" edition 89 x 89 cm Epson Ultra Giclée print 35.03 x 35.03 in. The lot is a temporary import. The buyer will have to pay import charges, i.e. 5.5% in addition to the hammer price. The work is in temporary import. The buyer will have to pay import fees of 5,5% in addition to the hammer price, unless the buyer immediately re-exports the lot outside the European union. Provenance: Eli Klein Gallery, New York Acquired directly from the latter by the current owner "I decided to blend into the environment. Some would say that I disappear into the landscape; I would say that the environment takes hold of me. / I decided to blend into the environment. Some might say that I disappear into the landscape; I would say, rather, that it is the environment that takes hold of me." / "I decided to blend into the environment. Liu Bolin EN Featuring a tagged brick wall, this photograph appears at first glance to capture an urban scene. However, close inspection of the image reveals a painted human figure cleverly camouflaged in the background. Like a chameleon, this man is none other than the artist himself. Nicknamed "the invisible artist" for his photo-performances, Liu Bolin produced the first series of this astonishing artistic approach in his studio in 2005. Concealed in his own works, he bears witness to the excesses of contemporary society, highlighting the excessive development of cities that tend to enclose the individual, rendering him invisible. Not limiting his discourse to China, where he was born and still lives today, the artist carries out his performances around the world, highlighting the limits and dangers of urbanisation on a global scale. EN Featuring a tagged brick wall, at first glance this photograph appears to capture an urban scene. However, close inspection of the image reveals a painted human figure cleverly camouflaged in the background. Like a chameleon, this man is none other than the artist himself. Nicknamed "the invisible artist" for his photo-performances, Liu Bolin produced the first series of this astonishing artistic approach in his studio in 2005. Concealed within his own works, he bears witness to the excesses of contemporary society, highlighting the excessive development of cities that tend to enclose the individual, rendering him invisible. Not limiting his discourse to China, where he was born and still lives today, the artist carries out his performances across the globe, highlighting the limits and dangers of urbanization on a global scale. Liu BOLIN "I've decided to blend into the environment. Some would say that I disappear into the landscape; I would say that the environment takes hold of me. / I decided to blend into the environment. Some might say that I disappear into the landscape; I would say, rather, that it is the environment that takes hold of me." / "I decided to blend into the environment. Liu Bolin EN Featuring a tagged brick wall, this photograph appears at first glance to capture an urban scene. However, close inspection of the image reveals a painted human figure cleverly camouflaged in the background. Like a chameleon, this man is none other than the artist himself. Nicknamed "the invisible artist" for his photo-performances, Liu Bolin produced the first series of this astonishing artistic approach in his studio in 2005. Concealed in his own works, he bears witness to the excesses of contemporary society, highlighting the excessive development of cities that tend to enclose the individual, rendering him invisible. Not limiting his discourse to China, where he was born and still lives today, the artist carries out his performances around the world, highlighting the limits and dangers of urbanisation on a global scale. EN Featuring a tagged brick wall, at first glance this photograph appears to capture an urban scene. However, close inspection of the image reveals a painted human figure cleverly camouflaged in the background. Like a chameleon, this man is none other than the artist himself. Nicknamed "the invisible artist" for his photo-performances, Liu Bolin produced the first series of this astonishing artistic approach in his studio in 2005. Concealed within his own works, he bears witness to the excesses of contemporary society, highlighting the excessive development of cities that tend to enclose the individual, rendering him invisible. Not limiting his discourse to China, where he was born and still lives today, the artist carries out his performances across the globe, highlighting the limits and dangers of urbanization on a global scale.