Nimbly combining the tools of art and science, artist Xin Liu expresses what it means to be human through a diverse body of work that includes frost-coated sculptures, a bubbling fountain of crude oil, and a performance in outer space. Xin Liu was born in 1991 in Xinjiang, China, and currently lives and works in London, United Kingdom. Learn more about the artist at: art21.org/xinliu. CREDITS | Director & Producer : Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung Executive Producer: Tina Kukielski Series Producer: Nick Ravich Editor: Yeon Park Cinematography: Mark Lee Walley, Yunbo Wu Field Producer: Angela Guerra Walley Assistant Curator: Jurrell Lewis Color Correction: Max Blecker Sound Design & Mix: Collin Blendell Design & Graphics: Chips Music: Liquid Memoirs, Musical Mandalas, The Working Bamboo, ZHRØ Assistant Editor: Michelle Hanks Artwork & Archival Courtesy: Xin Liu Thanks: Glen Andrews, Artpace, Dylan Brainard, Ella Brenzel, Ruth Bushman, Caliente Hot Glass, Vivian Chui, Jingyi Deng, Emma Garcia, Ada Genitempo, Zindy Infante, Domeinic Jimenez, Ruben Luna, Pioneer Works, Riley Robinson © Art21, Inc. 2024. All rights reserved. Music: “soft music” by ZHRØ is licensed under CC BY 4.0 - https://freesound.org/people/ZHR%C3%98/sounds/535934/ “PianoAmbient” by TheWorkingBamboo is licensed under CC BY 4.0 - https://freesound.org/people/TheWorkingBamboo/sounds/108487/ Featured artworks include: Cry:0 (2023) At the end of Everything (2023) Living Distance (2020) Orbit Weaver (2018) The White Stone (2021) Living Distance | A Performance in Outerspace. by Xin LIU https://www.xinliu.art/ "New York Close Up" is made possible with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Henry Nias Foundation, and individual contributors. TRANSLATIONS Translated subtitles are generously contributed by our volunteer translation community. SHOP EXCLUSIVE ART21 MERCH: https://shop.art21.org/ #XinLiu #Art21 #Art21NewYorkCloseUp