Reading List by Wu Chi-Yu

A new commission premiering at Phoenix in Leicester, October 17 + screenings across UK
 

Reading List is a newly commissioned work by Taiwanese artist Wu Chi-Yu, premiering at Phoenix in Leicester on 5 October.

The film was made in three Malaysian cities – George Town, Tanah Merah and Kota Bharu. During his journey, the artist interviewed local communities, documenting their reactions/interactions with books, articles and literature forbidden in northern Malaysia. Interviews were taken with booksellers about the trading and trafficking of such books, underground reading networks, and investigations into books banned for relating to “problematic” racial and religious ideologies.

Reading List opens alongside a screening programme of work from Taiwan, including artists Chen Yin-Ju and James T. Hong, Fan Chih-Ming, Hsu Che-Yu, Lin Shih-Chieh, Niu Jun-Qiang, Wu Tzu-An and Wu Chi-Yu - cities programme will screen: Leicester (5 Oct), Exeter (10 Oct), Brighton (11 Oct), Nottingham (12 Oct) and Glasgow (16 Oct).

Find out more about the exhibition and screenings...