PublicationAsymmetry13.06.2024

Books Do Not Respect Originality: Rethinking Copying and Creativity – Recent Acquisitions in June2024 Librarian-in-ResidenceYe Funa

Ye Funa

Ye Funa (she/her) is an artist and researcher based between London and Beijing. Funa’s politically charged practice employs pastiche, satire and digital participation to critique systems of authority and cultural uniformity. Recent works include the internet-based projects Exhibitionist: Curated Nail and Smart Master, alongside exhibitions at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney; Nottingham Contemporary; Museum für Fotografie, Berlin; and esea contemporary, Manchester. A committed self-publisher, Funa co-founded MondayOFF and edits artist books such as Shamate Zine and Fire Golden Flowers. She teaches at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, and the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL.

Ye Funa was the 2024 Asymmetry Librarian-in-Residence.

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