Lucy Liu ─ Seventy Two

Seventy Two presents a dynamic body of artwork by Lucy Liu. Comprising seventy-two paintings in ink and acrylic, the series is inspired by the seventy-two Names of God—esoteric sequences of Hebrew letters that some believe help in the journey to find enlightenment for mind, body, and spirit. Liu’s art practice sits at the interface of Eastern and Western traditions of art and references a variety of styles. With a freshness, vitality, and energy of its own, Liu’s Seventy Two series is a must for anyone with an interest in abstract art and spirituality. A text by Deepak Chopra offers an insightful introduction to Liu’s paintings, while Michael Dopp takes the reader on a journey through the series as a whole. An essay by theology and art history scholar Ori Z. Soltes explains the history and meaning of the seventy-two Names of God. This Special Edition comprises a copy of the publication presented in a silkscreened cloth-covered slipcase.

Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned authority in the field of mind-body healing, a best-selling author, and the founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing. A global force in the field of human empowerment, he is the author of more than fifty books, on mind-body health, quantum mechanics, spirituality, and peace, published in more than eighty-five languages.

Dr. Ori Z. Soltes is a scholar and curator. He currently teaches at Georgetown University. As well as editing and writing numerous books, he has authored articles and essays in over two hundred publications. As director of the National Jewish Museum he co-founded the Holocaust Art Restitution Project and has spent ten years on the issue of Nazi-plundered art.

Michael Dopp is an artist based in Los Angeles. He has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, an MFA from the University of California Los Angeles, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in California, New York, and beyond, and in 2010 had his first two solo exhibitions.