Modern beijinger

Liu Wei tells Lin Qi why he isn't at home with the notion of being called a conceptual artist.

Although Liu Wei is considered a conceptual artist, he denies the label rather strongly. He says that he isn't against conceptual art, but because he has made so much "concrete stuff over there (at exhibition venues)", he cannot be described as a conceptual artist.

He demonstrates his commitment to the concrete rather than the conceptual at his current exhibition at Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, where he juxtaposes his mainly large paintings, videos and installations.