Xiaoze Xie at Chambers Fine Art

Working from his own detailed photographs, Chinese artist Xiaoze Xie, transforms images of books on dusty library shelves into atmospherically lit bridges to the past. Oil paintings from his latest solo show at Chambers Fine Art in Chelsea include this New Testament translation from Oxford University, wrapped volumes from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu and tomes from the Morgan Library in New York. (On view through June 17th).

Xiaoze Xie, The Queen’s College Library at the University of Oxford (K24, New Testament), oil on linen, 36 x 52 inches, 2016.