The Weight of Memory: The Art of Xiaoze Xie Born in 1966 in Guangdong, China, Xiaoze Xie emerged into a world on the precipice of profound transformation. His early years were shaped by the seismic shifts of the Cultural Revolution, an era that left indelible marks on his psyche and provided the foundational imagery for his later explorations of loss and erasure. Growing up with memories of his father, a school principal, being compel…