Here’s a little preview of works by Sui Jianguo, which will be included in his forthcoming exhibition at L.A. Louver this September.

Born in 1956, Sui came of age during Mao Zedong’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). In the late ‘80s, he attended the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing. It was during this time of political unrest that the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 took place, an event that left an indelible effect on Sui’s work. Moving between figurative and non-representational approaches, his sculptures are often a response to current affairs, but remain poignant personal expressions.

Keep posted on our blog as we continue to explore Sui JIianguo’s works in the weeks leading up to his exhibition, opening on September 12, 2014.

In the coming year, L.A. Louver will also be showing works by Chinese artists Chen Man and Miao Xiaochun – stay tuned for this exciting new chapter in our exhibition programming!

IMAGES: (left to right/top to bottom): Bound Slave, 1998, Painted cast bronze, 90 ½ x 31 ½ x 23 ½ in. (230 x 80 x 60 cm); The Blind #14, 2014, bronze, 35 3/8 x 11 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (90 x 30 x 40 cm); The Blind #16, 2014, bronze, 12 ½ x 37 ½ x 19 5/8 in. (32 x 95 x 50 cm); Schwarzwald, 2014, bronze, 93 x 199 x 80 in. (236.2 x 505.5 x 203.2 cm)