Li Xiaofei
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Texts
- A Bar of Chocolate
- A King Crab
- About Assembly Line
- About Li Xiaofei’s “New York in Spring,” series
- Assembly Line – No. 11
- Assembly Line Foreign Boss, Video, 09”46′, 2010
- Assembly Line, 2012
- Assembly Line—No.30
- Li Xiaofei 2
- “A Packet of Salt,” audio, color, HD, PAL, 07’23”, Chinese, English subtitles, 2013
Exhibitions
- Crabs and Chocolate : Li Xiaofei Solo ShowFebruary 22nd, 2014 - March 26th, 2014
- Follies of a Species
November 9th, 2013 - December 21st, 2013 - Learning from the Literati 4
September 14th, 2013 - October 29th, 2013 - Learning from the Literati 3
September 5th, 2012 - October 10th, 2012 - Assembly Line : Li Xiaofei Solo ExhibitionJuly 28th, 2012 - September 3rd, 2012
- Forgotten PlacesNovember 26th, 2011 - January 7th, 2012
- Collective Consciousness August 6th, 2011 - August 30th, 2011
- Catalogue Essay
Assembly Line Foreign Boss, Video, 09”46′, 2010
Repetitive, solid, mechanical, no creative abilities, lacking in emotions – these are all the characteristics which we will find in an assembly line, but what we are missing is the noises of the machines and the workers which can be picked out by the careful listener. The assembly line must run without a hitch, and it’s crucial that one operation doesn’t over produce – it’s like a relay race, one process follows on the heels of the other – that’s the way to maximize production. It’s true that assembly line work is essentially an intense and stifling job, which pays little attention to pleas or requests [of the workers], it’s because of the industrial attitude of workers and foremen: serious and single minded. Still, we enjoy the fruits of contemporary civilization, we are eating, wearing and using products from the assembly line. The assembly line essentially doesn’t require creativity – it’s just a phase in the operation process. Apart from that, the other things that happen to the worker – life, reality, the bitterness and the beauty, can coincidentally be viewed right on the factory floor.
