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1Susie J. Lee, Still Lives: Exposure, 2010, HD video portrait in framed, matted LED monitor. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrimore Project. Photo: Ryan K. Adams.2Susie J. Lee, Still Lives: Exposure, 2010, HD video portrait in framed, matted LED monitor. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrimore Project. Photo: Ryan K. Adams.3Li Chen, Earth Piercing Fire, […]

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Susie J. Lee, Still Lives: Exposure, 2010, HD video portrait in framed, matted LED monitor. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrimore Project. Photo: Ryan K. Adams.

Susie J. Lee, Still Lives: Exposure, 2010, HD video portrait in framed, matted LED monitor. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrimore Project. Photo: Ryan K. Adams.

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Susie J. Lee, Still Lives: Exposure, 2010, HD video portrait in framed, matted LED monitor. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrimore Project. Photo: Ryan K. Adams.

Susie J. Lee, Still Lives: Exposure, 2010, HD video portrait in framed, matted LED monitor. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrimore Project. Photo: Ryan K. Adams.

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Li Chen, Earth Piercing Fire, 2008, cay, rope, wood structure. 35 7/16 × 33 11/16 × 51 3/16 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Li Chen, Earth Piercing Fire, 2008, cay, rope, wood structure. 35 7/16 × 33 11/16 × 51 3/16 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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Li Chen, Earth Piercing Fire, 2008, cay, rope, wood structure. 35 7/16 × 33 11/16 × 51 3/16 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Li Chen, Earth Piercing Fire, 2008, cay, rope, wood structure. 35 7/16 × 33 11/16 × 51 3/16 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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Li Chen, Visual Perception, 2008. Clay, rope, wood structure. 19 11/16 × 18 7/8 × 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Li Chen, Visual Perception, 2008. Clay, rope, wood structure. 19 11/16 × 18 7/8 × 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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Li Chen, Visual Perception, 2008. Clay, rope, wood structure. 19 11/16 × 18 7/8 × 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Li Chen, Visual Perception, 2008. Clay, rope, wood structure. 19 11/16 × 18 7/8 × 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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Li Chen, Eternity, 2012, wood, clay, and sand. Dimensions variable.Collection of the artist.

Li Chen, Eternity, 2012, wood, clay, and sand. Dimensions variable.Collection of the artist.

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Li Chen, Eternity, 2012, wood, clay, and sand. Dimensions variable.Collection of the artist.

Li Chen, Eternity, 2012, wood, clay, and sand. Dimensions variable.Collection of the artist.

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Li Chen, Sky Breaking Gale, 2008, clay, rope, wood structure. 33 7/8 × 33 1/16 × 50 3/8 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Li Chen, Sky Breaking Gale, 2008, clay, rope, wood structure. 33 7/8 × 33 1/16 × 50 3/8 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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Li Chen, Sky Breaking Gale, 2008, clay, rope, wood structure. 33 7/8 × 33 1/16 × 50 3/8 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Li Chen, Sky Breaking Gale, 2008, clay, rope, wood structure. 33 7/8 × 33 1/16 × 50 3/8 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Two new exhibits just opened at the Frye, each with its own blockbuster element: a 12-foot-high wooden god, an indoor rain shower. But it’s the quieter pieces that leave the greatest impression. At first glance, Susie J. Lee’s Still Lives: Exposure looks to be a simple, striking photo portrait of an elderly woman napping. All that’s visible of “Annie” are the wisps of hair atop her head; she slumps in a chair with her head tucked into her chest…




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