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"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" by Chinese artist Hung Liu at Walter Maciel Gallery

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Walter Maciel Gallery presents a solo show of new work by internationally known artist Hung Liu. This is Liu’s third solo gallery exhibition appropriately titled Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk which references the idea of remembering one’s youth, possibly from an elder’s perspective. The show is presented concurrently with Pacific Standard Time celebrating the art in Southern California from 1945 though the early 80s. Liu was born in Changchun, China in 1948 and immigrated to the US In 1984 to attend the University of California, San Diego where she received an MFA in the Visual Arts Program. She studied with Allan Kaprow who became a lifelong friend and mentor. Born and raised under the Mao Regime, Liu’s life was adversely affected by the controversial Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. After graduating from high school in 1968, she was sent to the countryside to live among peas