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Ms. Que Banh[In a country like #China, where free expression is more or less limited, the uniquely seductive, fluorescent-lit and very sensual #paintings of #Chinese #artist Tao Siqi stand out. The artist, who is based in #Shanghai, pursues an open exploration of bodily sensation: pleasure, disgust, attraction and repulsion. After her debut at #Frieze New York 2024 with #CapsuleShanghai in the Focus section, her paintings started attracting the attention of international collectors.
Siqui is in her late twenties and unassuming—perhaps the opposite of what you might expect from her oftentimes provocative work. When Observer met the artist in her Shanghai studio, the vast range of references in her paintings outstripped her English vocabulary, but with the help of translators, we were able to dive deeper into the rich narrative and literary references embedded in the work. We talked with the painter about her primary sources of inspiration, her process and some of the places she feels her paintings are taking her.]
https://observer.com/2024/08/interview-artist-tao-siqi-erotic-chinese-censorship/
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