Woo Woo Painting Yao draws out the anxieties

Yao draws out the anxieties and attractions that have been attached to the Chinese classical tradition in the modern Sinophone world—from the literary iconoclasm of the May Fourth Movement in early twentieth- century China

leading curators

drawing inspiration from art history

through their actions

In this work he nonetheless reminds us to reclaim the imaginative pleasure of reading for ourselves

Woo Woo Painting Yao draws out the anxietiesA darkly funny, pyrotechnic and deeply unsettling novel from the internationally acclaimed author of New Animal. Sabine returned from the shops carrying a bag containing an effortless pair of Christian Wijnants fringed trousers and Ann Demeulemeeter Crinkle Nero boots. The sales assistant had agreed that the combination made Sabine look exactly like an artist. 'A conceptual artist?' Sabine asked, and the sales assistant said, 'Or an actual artist.'