Lily Xie is a Chinese-American artist whose socially-engaged work explores desire, memory, and self-determination for communities of color.
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RIGHT NOW
01 PEOPLE’S BUDGET OFFICE
IN THE PAST
01 REMEMBERING OUR WAY FORWARD 🎬🌱🏙
02 ABOLISHING THE BPDA 🎬🌱🏙
03 LOVE LETTERS FOR OUR ANCESTORS 🌱🎬
04 CHINATOWN CULTURAL PLAN
05 WASHING 📕🌱🏙
06 HACKING THE ARCHIVE 🌱📕🏙
07 SHADOW PLAY ✏️
08 WHAT IS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST? 🎬
09 EVERYTHING LIES IN ALL DIRECTIONS 🎬
10 WE NEVER WANTED HIM HERE 📕🏙
11 CHINATOWN STORY CART 🌱✏️
12 MAPPING CHINATOWN 🌱✏️🏙
13 SELECTED COMICS AND ZINES
🎬: ANIMATION
📕: ARCHIVES
🌱: FRONTLINE COMMUNITY POWER
✏️: TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS
🏙: URBAN PLANNING
Photo taken by Nohemi Rodriguez