Go Talk to the Shadows (2023) belongs to a series of paintings that portray the psychological state of a group of semi-fictional ‘humble intellectuals’ revolving around the artist in China.

The theme of the art industry’s inner workings, formed with seemingly abstract conversations and secret languages known only to insiders, permeates Li Ran’s artistic practice. The paintings vividly capture the emotions of these intellectuals trapped in their self-made worlds of alienation and distress.

In Go Talk to the Shadows (2023), as the title suggests, the solitude of intellectuals lies in the notion that “Hell is other people.” 

Go Talk to the Shadows (2023) belongs to a series of paintings that portray the psychological state of a group of semi-fictional ‘humble intellectuals’ revolving around the artist in China.

The theme of the art industry’s inner workings, formed with seemingly abstract conversations and secret languages known only to insiders, permeates Li Ran’s artistic practice. The paintings vividly capture the emotions of these intellectuals trapped in their self-made worlds of alienation and distress.

In Go Talk to the Shadows (2023), as the title suggests, the solitude of intellectuals lies in the notion that “Hell is other people.” 

Go Talk to the Shadows (2023) belongs to a series of paintings that portray the psychological state of a group of semi-fictional ‘humble intellectuals’ revolving around the artist in China.

The theme of the art industry’s inner workings, formed with seemingly abstract conversations and secret languages known only to insiders, permeates Li Ran’s artistic practice. The paintings vividly capture the emotions of these intellectuals trapped in their self-made worlds of alienation and distress.

In Go Talk to the Shadows (2023), as the title suggests, the solitude of intellectuals lies in the notion that “Hell is other people.” 

Go Talk to the Shadows (2023) belongs to a series of paintings that portray the psychological state of a group of semi-fictional ‘humble intellectuals’ revolving around the artist in China.

The theme of the art industry’s inner workings, formed with seemingly abstract conversations and secret languages known only to insiders, permeates Li Ran’s artistic practice. The paintings vividly capture the emotions of these intellectuals trapped in their self-made worlds of alienation and distress.

In Go Talk to the Shadows (2023), as the title suggests, the solitude of intellectuals lies in the notion that “Hell is other people.”