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The Death of the Xinkai River. Li Xinmo (李心沫) . Performance. 2008.

“ The Death of the Xinkai River” was performed in 2008 by Li Xinmo. The Xinkai River is one of the major rivers in Tianjin, but it has recently become severely polluted due to excessive city water pollution and discharge of industrial water. During the summer, the river gives off a putrid stench and the entire surface is covered with heavy blue-green algae. By submerging herself in the water, Li pays homage to not only the death of the river, but also to the issues of Chinese women, when a female freshman at the Academy of Art was murdered and thrown into the river in spring 2008. She comments, “This beautiful river has already died. The young woman also died. Perhaps I want to intentionally make death appear before us, to make people see their crimes.”

Li Xinmo is a Chinese multimedia artist born in Heilongjiang Province in 1976 and received her master’s degree from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. She is currently based in Beijing. She uses a variety of media for her works, including performance, painting, video, photography and installations, which have been exhibited in art museums and galleries in France, Italy, America, Canada and Columbia. 

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Critique of „Occidentalism" A Dialogue with Li Xinmo

Juan Xu: The term “Orientalism” has been widely used since Said defined it. This concept signifies the Western misinterpretation of the East. I read an article titled “Post-colonial Criticism Is Still Effective” by Wang Nanming on http://www.artinter.net. I’ve been wondering why “Occidentalism” is rarely discussed among artists in China. Have you heard of “Occidentalism”? If so, how do you…

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