李青的《鄰窗》系列取材於這位藝術家在中國郊區搜集的廢棄木窗。在這件作品中，李青使用一面巨大的鏡子作為創作背景，並在鏡面上描繪了亞洲域內一些殖民時代和其他西方藝術與建築。《鏡窗 ·三島的花園》以知名作家三島由紀夫的東京花園為主題，在畫面中融入了三島所欣賞的希臘古典雕塑元素。在視覺感知的虛實交互之中，觀眾既作為外在觀察者對作品進行著審視，同時又藉由鏡中留白部分的映像獲得了身處畫作之中的內在視角。通過逐層構建的豐富觀感，這件作品凝聚了從中國望向日本、從日本望向歐洲、以及此刻從洛杉磯望向中國的多重凝視。

© Li Qing

Li Qing’s Neighbor’s Window series is framed by discarded wooden windows that the artist found in the Chinese countryside. Using a large mirror as his ground, Li depicts examples of colonial and other Western art and architecture found throughout Asia. Here, he features the Tokyo garden of esteemed writer Mishima Yukio, a lover of classical Greek sculpture. In a visual paradox, the viewer is simultaneously positioned as an outside observer and, through their reflection in the unpainted parts of the mirror, as part of the image itself.

photo © Museum Associates / LACMA