Multidisciplinary artist Xin Liu has won the inaugural K11 Artist Prize, an award established in 2023 by the K11 Art Foundation to spotlight emerging Asian talents.
Born in 1991 in Xinjiang, China and based in New York, Liu was selected from eight shortlisted artists for her interdisciplinary work that bridges art and science. The artist studied measurement, control technology, and instruments at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and later received a master’s degree in media art and science from MIT and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her educational experiences have inspired her to approach her work like science experiments.
An attempt to touch you, 2023
Xin Liu (b. 1991)
Make Room
“It is a year of many firsts for us, and to celebrate Xin is special in this context,” said Alia Al-Senussi, chairperson of the K11 Art Foundation International Council. “Xin is distinguished by an innovative, interdisciplinary practice deeply inspired by her Chinese identity and heritage.”
Liu’s 2023 solo exhibition at Pioneer Works, “Seedings and Offspring,” featured sculptures, videos, and virtual reality installations that explored themes of space travel and immortality. Currently, she is an artist in residence at the Houston Asian American Archive at Rice University and is the arts curator for the Space Exploration Initiative at MIT Media Lab.
As part of the prize, Liu will receive mentorship from the K11 International Council, which includes Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Sarah Arison, Basma Al Sulaiman, Eugenio Re Rebaudengo, and Olga Re Rebaudengo. Melissa Ling, Shota Nakamura, and Greg Ito were among the other artists shortlisted for the prize.
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