LIU Ye

On the evening of February 28, a session dedicated to Surrealist Art concluded Christie’s first series of 20th and 21st century art sales of the year in London. The “20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale” session generated $155.38 million and was immediately followed by the 22nd edition of “The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale”, which […]

The Contemporary art market has posted a spectacular recovery with sky-high results worldwide and an unprecedented demand dynamic. But before presenting our analyses of the key figures and major trends in our upcoming Contemporary Art Market Annual Report (scheduled for publication in early October 2021), Artprice has looked at a number of resales that reveal […]

From children’s literature to historical figures, from the Dutch Modernists to well-known literary characters, few Chinese artists have referenced as much Western culture as LIU Ye. From baby-faced children to comic book heroes, his art reworks internationally recognised icons of contemporary culture. Born two years before the start of the Cultural Revolution, he grew up […]