Time and Tides: Xiao Lu's Recursive Art, 1989-2019

Abstract

Xiao Lu never raised her voice — she fired a shot.
In 1989, with two bullets, she shattered not only a pane of glass but also the silence surrounding women’s autonomy in Chinese art.
At the time, she did not speak of feminism.
Only years later, through a slow struggle with her own experiences of violence, dependence, and self-assertion, did she find words for what had always lived at the heart of her work. The #MeToo movement reached her like an echo crossing continents — suddenly, her personal story resonated within a global chorus of voices.
Her art, always radically personal, acquired a new political edge.
This exhibition traces the path of an artist who turns her own life into a manifes..