Hard Cover, 224 pages with colour plates and full illustrations; this book is the catalogue accompanying solo exhibition in the Edouard Malingue Gallery Hong Kong of Yuan Yuan \'There is no there there\'. Publication Date: 10.03.16. Hangzhou artist Yuan Yuan (b. 1973) is gaining critical acclaim on the international art scene thanks to his distinctive paintings focusing on architectural subjects, executed with impeccable technique and conveying a unique atmosphere. Yuan Yuan is inspired by Western artists such as Richard Long (b. 1945), who creates “art made by walking in landscapes” – sculptures which are lines or circles made from natural materials, and photographs of them. In his most recent work, Yuan Yuan focuses further on enclosed spaces, such as the narrow alleyways between old buildings, or the stairwells in old apartment blocks with worn steps and ancient lift shafts. Frequently, the viewer looks through a gate, window bars, or a wire screen, at whatever lies beyond in a receding perspective. The scenes he depicts seem to lie somewhere between reality and illusion. This is an opportunity to acquire one of Yuan Yuan’s books of exhibits, in near new condition.