West (detail), by Liu Xiaodong. Oil on canvas,
2.5m x 3m, 2012. Painting done on-site in Urumqi.
Date: Jan. 13, 2013
Location: Today Art Museum, Beijing
Time: 10am - 12pm
This Sunday, Chutzpah! chief editor Ou Ning will interview three writers from Xinjiang—Alat Asem, Liu Liangcheng, and Li Juan—as part of the opening for Liu Xiaodong's Hotan Project at the Today Art Museum in Beijing. To these three writers, all of whom were featured in Chutzpah's Issue 11 ("Xinjiang Time"), Ou Ning will pose the following questions: What values are shared by the people of Central Asia? How did these common values come to be, how have they functioned in Central Asian history and daily life, and what role do they play in creating mutual recognition among the peoples who live together in Central Asia? A book signing will follow.

Alat Asem

Liu Liangcheng

Li Juan