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    Craig Jun Li

    b. 1998, China
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    “CJ ” Craig Jun Li (b. 1998, China) is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York (Munsee Lenape land). Driven by research interests in circulation and semiotics, Li’s work often configures as inconstant installations utilizing perishable materials and architectural elements. Their practice aims to investigate the oscillation between a given subject and how it’s perceived in relation to image and material production.

    74° 0' 38.04" W 40° 39' 18.522" N, 2024
    Ink drawings on rice paper, inkjet prints, packing tape, plexiglass, BIC lighter (orange), artist’s frame
    16.25 x 20.25 x 1.75 inches (41.27 x 51.44 x 4.45 cm)
    “untitled” (peach mango watermelon, Jake’s gift), 2024
    Silicone and ink on plexiglass, artist’s frame
    24.25 x 48.25 x 1.25 inches (61.60 x 122.56 x 3.18 cm)
    grotto #1, 2024
    Dried flowers, powdered rice, silicone, cinnamon stick from Ear Inn, titanium, vintage styrofoam
    3.75 x 4.625 x 2 inches (9.53 x 11.748 x 5.08 cm)
    p.m. 20, 2024
    Inkjet print, embossed silicone, colored pencil, powdered rice, medical tape, plexiglass, artist’s frame
    16.25 x 20.25 x 1 inches (41.28 x 51.44 x 2.54 cm)
    p.m.11, 2023
    Silicone, red bean, oolong tea, red pepper powder, charcoal, iron oxide, plexiglass, aluminum, altered laryngoscope, medical tape
    9 x 48 x 1.75 inches (22.86 x 121.92 x 4.45 cm)
    Exhibitions
    What Do Angels Look Like?
    November 30, 2023 - February 3, 2024
    Future Fair 2024
    May 1 - 4, 2024
    Press
    Craig Jun Li on Whitehot Magazine