interview Adrian Parr Zaretsky Liu Shiming exhibition venice intimate unthinkables

Liu Shiming, In Love, 1983. Ceramic, 3 1_4 × 3 1_8 × 2 1_2 in. (8.3 × 7.9 × 6.4 cm.).

A small terracotta sculpture shows two nude figures crouching and embracing each other tightly, their faces turned inward and partially obscured in an intimate, protective gesture.

interview Adrian Parr Zaretsky Liu Shiming exhibition venice intimate unthinkables

interview Adrian Parr Zaretsky Liu Shiming exhibition venice intimate unthinkables