Artist | Li-E Chen Work

performance

'take-no-action'/'nothing'

1/2

visual

open space

Proposition for a Silent Opera at an Invisible Museum - I am a museum

upcoming Residency Tours 2022/23

Li-E Chen: R&D Silent Opera 2017-18

One-Year R&D: A Silent Opera on the Life and Art of Tehching Hsieh
VENICE | NEW YORK | LONDON
2017 - 2018

n-1 (2015 - 2017)

Li-E Chen: n-1 (2015 - 2017) London experimental site specific art project

(n-1) London (2016-17)

Text, map, propositions and chalk print on brown paper.
As part of 'n-1' project

(30 propositions) Edition #00054 - #0100 Total 40 Sheets. Approx. 13.8cm x 13.8cm on 95 GSM Materline Imitation Kraft Sheets

24 Hours in Dreams (2012)

Actions with Bean and Benjamin Sebastian
Open Space | 24 Hours in Dreams
June 28-29, 2012 / 9PM-9PM

at the Foyer of the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), London and online via twitter

This 24-hour duration art campaign demonstrated how free open access to cross-disciplinary public spaces could act as a catalyst to drive the future of art and culture.

Assisted by Cosima Littlewood. Concept, facilitation/performed, produced by Li-E Chen as part of 21st Century Leadership Development at BAC.

I am your anti-matter (2011-12)

55 limited edition art t-shirts (2011-12)
and e-publication (2012)

I am your anti-matter examined the conditions of 'nothingness' as a state of preparation.

With e-book contributions from Ying Mei Duan, Victoria Gray, Bean, Will Fung, Indigo J. L., Aoife Collins, and Nathan Widder.

Concept, design, development and publication by Li-E Chen, as part of Cloud Clock Love supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council England.

Project assisted by Sarah Ng and Charlotte Bean.

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media

'installed-digital action'

Li-E Chen: Nothing Special

Li-E Chen: Nothing Special as part of 'n-1' 2015 - 2017
installed-digital action: 168 pieces of One-Minute video documentation of 'n-1' Performance life (2.2.2015 - 2.2.2017)

Map n-1 2015/17

Li-E Chen: n-1 2015-2017
installed-digital action:
map data, Google My Map (2.2.2015 to 2.2.2017)

Li-E Chen: 24 Hours in Dreams

Li-E Chen: 24 Hours in Dreams 2012
21st Century Leadership Development at BAC
(installed-digital action: open space)

Li-E Chen: Cloud Clock Love 2011

Durational Lab on Nothing | Cloud Clock Love (R&D)
Sept 3, 2011 / 10 AM – 9 PM
Sept 4, 2011 / 10 AM – 6 PM

A two-day Durational Lab on “Nothing” at Roof Studio, Siobhan Davies Studios, London SE1 6ER. The lab was documented live online.

With Durational Live Writing by artists
Victoria Gray @ACTIONOTHING
and Charlotte Bean @aplaceofaction
via #CloudClockLove @1212360

Concept, facilitation, produced, created by Li E Chen. Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council England.

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publication

art prints. art books. essays

I am your anti-matter (2011-12)

55 limited edition art t-shirts (2011-12) and e-publication (2012) I am your anti-matter examined the conditions of 'nothingness' as a state of preparation. With e-book contributions from Ying Mei Duan, Victoria Gray, Bean, Will Fung, Indigo J. L., Aoife Collins, and Nathan Widder. Concept, design, development and publication by Li-E Chen, as part of Cloud Clock Love supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council England. Project assisted by Sarah Ng and Charlotte Bean.