"Over the last 2,000 years, the books that have disappeared in China because of prohibition are countless. There is no trace of them anymore; all I have found is a small fraction. All of these old paper stacks, these silent books, consist of thoughts and discourses. These invisible and shapeless things and the stories behind them—the complicated contexts."
"Book banning, particularly in the U.S., can sometimes be framed as a novel issue, and part of Xie's effectiveness is that he connects the rise in modern-day censorship to what occurred centuries before."
Censorship and book bans are rising worldwide, raising concerns about access to information and free expression. Artist Xiaoze Xie's exhibition, In the Name of the Book, features works reflecting the importance of books in cultural and political life. Xie's background in China, witnessing events like the Tiananmen Square protests, informs his art as a form of protest against censorship. He connects modern censorship to historical instances, highlighting the extensive prohibition of books in China over the last 2,000 years.
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