{"title":"Books","description":"Books and publications from DUPINGDAO Gallery.","products":[{"product_id":"reflets-d-une-ame","title":"Reflections of a Soul | Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations and poems from the village of Marchissy, Switzerland\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"253\" data-start=\"131\"\u003eThis book belongs to the village where I live.\u003cbr data-end=\"175\" data-start=\"172\"\u003eEvery stroke, every color is born here, to the rhythm of the days and the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"583\" data-start=\"255\"\u003eThe seasons seen from my balcony, the lamb in the neighbor’s garden, the climbing roses against the walls, the cats met at the turn of a walk, the car forgotten in front of a house, the fleeting silhouettes of passersby and their dogs — all of this has become a part of my memory, and then settled onto paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"927\" data-start=\"585\"\u003eAt the beginning of 2024, I presented these works at the \u003cstrong\u003eM'artchissy Galerie\u003c\/strong\u003e, as a tribute to this village.\u003cbr data-end=\"691\" data-start=\"688\"\u003eFollowing this exhibition, this book was born.\u003cbr data-end=\"748\" data-start=\"745\"\u003eIt does not only bring together paintings and poems, it is also a gesture of gratitude towards the nature, daily life, and human simplicity that nourish this place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1129\" data-start=\"929\"\u003eSince its release, two editions have sold out.\u003cbr data-end=\"983\" data-start=\"980\"\u003eToday, a third edition is published, now available for order online.\u003cbr data-end=\"1071\" data-start=\"1068\"\u003eI thank you for your trust and your support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DUPINGDAO Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52512354009428,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4388\/5396\/files\/Nouvelle_edition3_copy.jpg?v=1756611083"},{"product_id":"quand-les-vivants-prennent-forme-livre","title":"WHEN THE LIVING TAKE FORM | Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eI never explain feelings. They are there, waiting for me to paint them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome truths cannot remain absent. I paint so they leave a mark on this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a long time, I have been painting. Some, I burned. Some, I started over years later. An unfinished experience is not enough to be true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey come from pain, settle with lightness, and rise into a possible form. The details are realistic, but they do not belong to this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo that which is missing, I give life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEN THE LIVING TAKE FORM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaintings on silk, canvas, and paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA project by Alix XU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt is the residual reflection of truth. Through technical mastery blending silk, canvas, and paper, Alix XU builds a bridge to the invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the testimony of the vital instinct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil, ink, and watercolor penetrate one another to lay bare the condition of the living. Here, the animal becomes a mirror, reflecting the roots of love, conflict, and human choices. In this dialogue between the figurative and the surreal, the work opens, at the heart of the visible, a breach toward absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. Reconstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e | 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuffering, elevation, rebirth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. 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This \u003cstrong\u003efirst edition\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem\u003eWhen the Living Take Form\u003c\/em\u003e seals the trajectory of a body of work that finds its resonance between \u003cstrong\u003ethe Swiss artistic scene\u003c\/strong\u003e and the effervescence of \u003cstrong\u003eParisian galleries\u003c\/strong\u003e, marked notably by its presence at the Salon Art Capital (Grand Palais).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe work scrutinizes the world on the walls; it seeks accomplices between the pages. Each page turned is a shared incursion into the unexplored.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTACT \u0026amp; INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Alix XU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWebsite\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/xualix.art\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/xualix.art\"\u003ehttps:\/\/xualix.art\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstagram\u003c\/strong\u003e: @xualix.art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eFacebook\u003c\/strong\u003e: Alix Xu Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eYouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e: @AlixXU-Art\u003cstrong\u003eRights\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copyright © Alix Xu, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- notionvc: 5b36ed9a-4b4d-4764-84df-72f8537e16e5 --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DUPINGDAO Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407900041556,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4388\/5396\/files\/2__1_a2f61565-2ef1-4ef4-a92d-f9d2facb39e0.jpg?v=1768575402"},{"product_id":"taoesis-n-01-l-art-de-demain","title":"TAOESIS NO. 1 — THE ART OF TOMORROW","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTAOESIS NO. 1 — THE ART OF TOMORROW\u003c\/strong\u003e launches an international contemporary art journal that explores the connections between art, civilization, research, and criticism. 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