The Longlati Foundation is pleased to announce that Su Yu-Xin (born in 1991) has been selected as the artist-in-residence for the 2021-22 term. She will establish a professional studio in the new space provided by the Longlati Foundation in the Bund area of Shanghai, where she will engage in a one-year exploration of color and painting.
The practice of Chinese artists born in the 1990s is a long-standing focus of the Longlati Foundation. As the foundation advances its collection and sponsorship programs, it aims to effectively integrate its unique resources and provide more opportunities for young emerging artists to realize larger and more ambitious artistic projects.
Upon completion of the residency, the Longlati Foundation will support the artist in holding a themed solo exhibition, utilizing its collection system to trace the early creative trajectory and theoretical path of the artist’s career. All artworks created by the artist during the residency period will belong to the artist.
As the inaugural selected artist for the Longlati Artist Residency Program, Su Yu-Xin will collaborate with the four members of the Longlati Writers and Collectors Committee, participating in the analysis and discussions on specific collection directions of the foundation. She will also initiate quarterly open studio events, fostering in-depth dialogues with local scholars, critics, and curators.
About the artist
Su Yu-Xin views painting as a multidisciplinary realm where various sensory abilities intersect. As an artist, she has long been part of the entire visual industry, and the evolution of painting reflects the discovery and re-creation of the material world. Painting not only bears witness to the history of cultural and natural exchange but also reflects the role of artists in war and migration. It encompasses the encroachment and restitution of landscapes, the extraction of colors, and the trade history associated with them. While the history of painting focuses on tracing the evolution of visual styles, the technology of color continues to evolve. Su Yuxin collects, develops, and processes these color components scattered across the Earth’s crust. On the canvas, she depicts, squeezes, and stacks them to create new orders. For her, this landscape painting becomes a geological practice of rearranging minerals, vegetation, organic matter, and artifacts.
