Lily Xie is a Chinese-American artist whose socially-engaged work explores desire, memory, and self-determination for communities of color.

RIGHT NOW

01 CREATIVE WILDFIRE x UJIMA 🌱🎬
02 CHINATOWN CULTURAL PLAN 🌱🏙
03 HACKING THE ARCHIVE 🌱📕🏙

IN THE PAST

01 ABOLISHING THE BPDA 🎬🌱🏙
02 WASHING 📕🌱🏙
03 SHADOW PLAY ✏️
04 WHAT IS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST? 🎬
05 EVERYTHING LIES IN ALL DIRECTIONS 🎬
06 WE NEVER WANTED HIM HERE 📕🏙
07 CHINATOWN STORY CART 🌱✏️
08 MAPPING CHINATOWN 🌱✏️🏙
09 A HOUSE SHAPED DREAM 🌱🏙
10 SELECTED COMICS AND ZINES

🎬: ANIMATION
📕: ARCHIVES
🌱: BIPOC COMMUNITY POWER
✏️: TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS
🏙: URBAN PLANNING

Photo taken by Nohemi Rodriguez

LILY XIE