Great video and powerful narrative by Liu. More for me to think about. I’ll see I’m with you about Inhorn’s research: « In another world maybe.. « Thank you for your work.
So much to think about in Liu's work! Love the piece in which she sends her tooth into space. Ha! And her childhood relationship with oil. I think her relationship with maths and physics, and how it informs her work as an artist is interesting and maybe quite unusual? Thanks as always for reading, Ann.
I find this subject really interesting too. What women are prepared to put their bodies through for the promise of a relationship with a suitable man in the future. It seems from the BBC doc that the women could do it themselves, financially, but there's a hope for the ideal family unit. Fascinating research from Inhorn too, the struggle to find a social equal -- or at least a man who is ok with a strong woman.
I love Liu's work, she is interested in so many things, she ranges across so many subjects. I guess the thing that is connecting them all is her interest in science, but I can't see a visual 'style' in her work. Everything very different. Thanks for sharing. Loved this one.
No, I can't see a visual style running through her work, but there is a curiosity about science/tech and our human connection to the massive advances in knowledge being made. Thought-provoking stuff.
Wow, I listened to this before any knowledge of what Xin Liu's art looks like. Incredible to conjure all the thoughts I've got about egg freezing and your interesting commentary and digging philosophical questions. Her work is powerful. I'd love see some in real life. Maybe at Art Basel this year.
Relatedly, did you see the thing in Alabama about embryos being considered 'babies'? A lot of the commentary after in the US has been going back to some of the questions you raise since some of the fertility centers have had to close or figure out drastic changes.
Do you know if Liu will be at Art Basel? Not sure which gallery represents her.
I have been following the US fertility clinic story, yes. The mind BOGGLES about what goes on in the courts in the USA. So many extremes of position, depending on who and where. My favourite line from the link you've sent: 'Citing Bible verses and an 1872 state law called the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, Justice Jay Mitchell declared parents may sue over the death of a child regardless of whether the child is born or unborn'. That's the end of fertility clinics then.
It belongs in Absurdity. Unfortunately, it’s people’s lives. This is why they should read more books.
I don’t know about her work but a Google search sent me to this Art Basel convo featuring her last year. The curator is my former neighbor who moved recently. Let me know if you want to get in touch. I’m also going down an interesting rabbit hole looking at her stuff at MIT etc.
Great video and powerful narrative by Liu. More for me to think about. I’ll see I’m with you about Inhorn’s research: « In another world maybe.. « Thank you for your work.
So much to think about in Liu's work! Love the piece in which she sends her tooth into space. Ha! And her childhood relationship with oil. I think her relationship with maths and physics, and how it informs her work as an artist is interesting and maybe quite unusual? Thanks as always for reading, Ann.
I find this subject really interesting too. What women are prepared to put their bodies through for the promise of a relationship with a suitable man in the future. It seems from the BBC doc that the women could do it themselves, financially, but there's a hope for the ideal family unit. Fascinating research from Inhorn too, the struggle to find a social equal -- or at least a man who is ok with a strong woman.
I love Liu's work, she is interested in so many things, she ranges across so many subjects. I guess the thing that is connecting them all is her interest in science, but I can't see a visual 'style' in her work. Everything very different. Thanks for sharing. Loved this one.
No, I can't see a visual style running through her work, but there is a curiosity about science/tech and our human connection to the massive advances in knowledge being made. Thought-provoking stuff.
Wow, I listened to this before any knowledge of what Xin Liu's art looks like. Incredible to conjure all the thoughts I've got about egg freezing and your interesting commentary and digging philosophical questions. Her work is powerful. I'd love see some in real life. Maybe at Art Basel this year.
Relatedly, did you see the thing in Alabama about embryos being considered 'babies'? A lot of the commentary after in the US has been going back to some of the questions you raise since some of the fertility centers have had to close or figure out drastic changes.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/why-has-the-alabama-supreme-court-ruled-that-embryos-are-children#:~:text=The%20Alabama%20Supreme%20Court%20has,the%20top%20US%20infertility%20association.
Do you know if Liu will be at Art Basel? Not sure which gallery represents her.
I have been following the US fertility clinic story, yes. The mind BOGGLES about what goes on in the courts in the USA. So many extremes of position, depending on who and where. My favourite line from the link you've sent: 'Citing Bible verses and an 1872 state law called the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, Justice Jay Mitchell declared parents may sue over the death of a child regardless of whether the child is born or unborn'. That's the end of fertility clinics then.
It belongs in Absurdity. Unfortunately, it’s people’s lives. This is why they should read more books.
I don’t know about her work but a Google search sent me to this Art Basel convo featuring her last year. The curator is my former neighbor who moved recently. Let me know if you want to get in touch. I’m also going down an interesting rabbit hole looking at her stuff at MIT etc.
https://www.artbasel.com/stories/conversations-biohacking-creativity-non-humans-to-make-art
I missed this message from you... apologies for slow response. Thanks for sharing the video -- this is right up my street! Xin Liu has just won a big prize for emerging artists so she is clearly on the way up https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/adrian-cheng-k11-art-prize-xin-liu-1234700833/