Yan Shu

@yanshubook

Yanshu is a small bookshop & comics collector in Beijing, China.
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鼹书的新书《wû sín》,选自林舒 @linshu61 的一系列有关福建的摄影作品,以大尺幅未装订的海报形式,呈现照片中的丰富质感。 福建,作为一个中国的沿海省份,仍保留着大量传统的民俗习惯,原有的生活方式还未被“城市化”完全覆盖。林舒的“福建”系列,即是对这样夹在传统与现代之间的故乡的一次重新注视。 《wû sín》是从这个系列中精选出的一组作品,聚焦在这片土地上有关信仰的诸个瞬间。 “人神共生、万物有灵的民间信仰是福建本土文化中饶有趣味并或多或少影响着每个福建人的部分,但与我而言,更重要的并不是这里是“福建”或是任何一个地方,只是因为我成长在这里,它必然以某种方式塑造了我。某些时候,在隐秘的生命历程中会显现一种循环轮回的景象迫使我进行自我观照,我望向照片,同时望向由照片反射出的“我”,在按下快门的刹那,所有对象已然消逝,而回望过去的此刻,却是当下,这本就是直接摄影给我的启示。” ——林舒 Wû sín, the new artist’s book by Yanshu, is a selection of photographic works from Lin Shu’s series on Fujian. Presented as large-format unbound posters, it brings out the rich textural quality inherent in the photographs. Fujian, a coastal province of China, still preserves a wealth of traditional folk customs, its original way of life not yet fully overtaken by urbanization. Lin Shu’s Fujian series is a renewed gaze upon his hometown, a place caught between tradition and modernity. Wû sín is a curated collection of works chosen from this series, focusing on the various moments of faith that unfold upon this land. “Folk beliefs that embrace the coexistence of humans and deities, and the animism that sees spirits in all living things, form a fascinating part of Fujian’s indigenous culture, one that has shaped every person from Fujian in one way or another. But to me, what matters most is not that this place is Fujian, or any specific land; it is simply that I grew up here, and it has inevitably molded me in certain ways. At times, the hidden course of life reveals visions of cycles and reincarnation, compelling me to turn inward and reflect on myself. I look at the photographs, and in them, I see the ’me‘ they mirror back. The moment I press the shutter, all subjects have already faded away. And as I look back on the past, that very act is the present. This is the revelation that straight photography has given me.” — Lin Shu #yanshubooks #yanshubook #artistsbooks #artistbook #photography #folk #folkculture #福建 #fujian
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《我是猫》,鼹书2025年与烟囱 @yancongyancongyancong 、东门杨 @dongmen_yang 合作完成的艺术家书。 以烟囱的关于猫的绘画作品为主线,与39首来自世界各地的诗人关于猫的诗作的一次奇妙的相遇,这些诗作由东门杨整理翻译。 这是一套手感丰富的图片集,不同的材质呼应画与诗的言外之意。 Cats Poems & Me, an artist‘s book created in 2025 by Yan Shu in collaboration with Yan Cong @yancongyancongyancong and Dongmen Yang @dongmen_yang Centering on the cat-themed paintings by Yan Cong, this book presents a wonderful convergence of the artworks with 39 cat-inspired poems penned by poets across the globe, which have been compiled and translated by Dongmen Yang. It is a tactilely rich collection of images, where varied materials echo the implied meanings behind the paintings and poems. #yanshubooks #yanshubook #artistsbooks #artistbooks #cat #artwork #paintings #poems #ilovecat
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《西游补·仙女》,Yanshu2025年新的艺术家书,与@xzspace_beijing 及艺术家吴尚聪共同出品,源自艺术家吴尚聪的同名纸上作品。 关于西游记的一段天马行空的想象。 ——“半神半妖的悟空并非第一次被人格化和情爱化,周星驰的《大话西游》是那代年轻人从懵懂到深爱的一次悟空情爱创作。吴尚聪的《西游补·仙女》是受清代《西游补》的启发,他边听边编绘了一卷仙女与悟空的荒诞悲剧情缘。卷轴以随机的画面铺置,错乱了时间的逻辑叙事,因果颠倒,也是玩笑。金刚不坏之身的悟空,斗天斗地,遇仙女生情愫,还未及尝情果,却被啸天犬所咬伤。瑶池仙为情悲泣,亲手埋葬刻碑石𤠣。在原稿长卷中,创作者启用了食用色素,因无草稿,及可选颜色受限,让绘画游戏又增加了惊喜,艳丽的晕染如民间剪纸上色,在控制和失控中游走溶化。” “The Supplement to the Journey to the West·Fairy”, Yanshu‘s new artist‘s book in 2025, co-produced with @xzspace_beijing and artist Wu Shangcong, comes from the paper work of the same name by artist Wu Shangcong. A fantastic imagination about ”Journey to the West“. —— The semi - divine and semi - demonic Sun Wukong has been personified and given romantic elements not for the first time. Stephen Chow’s ”A Chinese Odyssey“ was a creative work about Sun Wukong‘s love that led that generation of young people from a state of innocence to deep - seated affection. Inspired by the Qing - dynasty work ”Supplementary Chapters of Journey to the West“, Wu Shangcong created ”The Supplement to the Journey to the West·Fairy“. As he listened, he painted a scroll depicting the absurd and tragic love story between a fairy and Sun Wukong. The scroll arranges scenes randomly, disrupting the logical time - based narrative, reversing cause and effect, which is somewhat like a jest. Sun Wukong, with his indestructible body, defies both heaven and earth. He develops feelings for a fairy, but before he can savor the fruits of love, he is bitten by the Celestial Dog. The fairy in the Jade Pool weeps bitterly for love and personally buries this stone monkey. In the original long - scroll, the creator used food coloring. Due to the lack of a draft and limited color choices, this added more surprises to the painting game. The gorgeous color - washes are like the coloring of folk paper - cuts, fluctuating between control and loss of control as they blend and dissolve. #yanshubook #yanshubooks #artistbook #artistsbooks #journytothewest #wukong 我们将带着《西游补·仙女》参加6月13-15日的“MISS READ”,柏林艺术书展 We will participate in the “MISS READ” Berlin Art Book Fair from June 13th - 15th with “The Supplement to the Journy to the west·Fairy” #missreadberlin
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《闽南十二大美女》,Yanshu2025年新的艺术家书,与@xzspace_beijing 及艺术家吴尚聪共同出品,源自艺术家吴尚聪的同名纸上作品。 《闽南十二大美女》创作背景源于中国九十年代的下海浪潮,‌原型是风靡一时的演唱闽南语歌曲的歌手组合‌,当时她们的表演通过VCD被广泛传播。在水晶宫的海底城梦幻剧场中,舞台中长长的鱼缸,泳装秀在上演,一幕幕如承载着当时人们的美好生活意愿。长卷中,明亮轻快的色彩和流畅生动的线条,将读者恍然也拉回到甜美的水泡泡中,共摇摆共卡啦,同欢快。 “Minnan Twelve Beauties”, Yanshu’s new artist‘s book in 2025, co-produced with @xzspace_beijing and artist Wu Shangcong, comes from the paper work of the same name by artist Wu Shangcong. The creative background of “Minnan Twelve Beauties” is rooted in the “going - into - business” wave in China during the 1990s. Its prototypes are a once - popular singer group that sang Minnan - dialect songs. Back then, their performances were widely disseminated via VCDs. In the dreamy theater of the underwater city in the Crystal Palace, a long fish tank on the stage sees a swimsuit show in progress. Each scene seems to embody the people‘s good - life wishes at that time. In the long scroll, the bright and brisk colors as well as the smooth and vivid lines seem to suddenly transport readers back into the sweet water bubbles, making them sway, sing merrily and share the joy. #yanshubook #yanshubooks #artistbook #artistsbooks #minnan #1990年代 #卡拉ok 我们将带着《闽南十二大美女》参加6月13-15日的“MISS READ”,柏林艺术书展 We will participate in the “MISS READ” Berlin Art Book Fair from June 13th - 15th with “Minnan Twelve Beauties”. #missread #missread2025 #missreadberlin
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《盛夏的汽水》,Yanshu2025年新的艺术家书,与@xzspace_beijing 及艺术家吴尚聪共同出品,源自艺术家吴尚聪的同名纸上作品。 —— 冰镇的气泡“砰”的一声,在口腔中的爆裂,引起的酥麻和刺痛感,如青春期在盛夏的萌动。 《盛夏的汽水》以庞贝壁画爱情故事为起始,转场到河边、林间、花丛中的少女曼妙。佛兰西斯科·哈耶兹所绘的《亲吻》的再现,呼应了她对情爱的憧憬。而贝尼尼的雕塑《阿波罗与达芙妮》是爱而不得的追逐,也是阵痛式成长中珍贵的礼物。画里,那时的少年眼中一切如此美好,他们嬉戏的笑声朗朗,透夜空。而后,如梦,醒来恍然。吴尚聪受到夏加尔在九十七岁时接受的一个采访的启发,开启了他绘画中超越现实的蒙太奇梦境,画面在水色中润润滋生。” “Fizz o’clock”, Yanshu’s new artist‘s book in 2025, co-produced with @xzspace_beijing and artist Wu Shangcong, comes from the paper work of the same name by artist Wu Shangcong. —— “The crisp ‘pop’ of the chilled bubbles bursting in the mouth, creating a tingling and stinging sensation, is like the stirrings of adolescence in the height of summer. “Fizz o’clock” begins with the love story depicted in the Pompeii frescoes, then transitions to the graceful figures of maidens by the river, in the forest, and among the flowers. The reproduction of Francesco Hayez’s “The Kiss” echoes her longing for love. Bernini’s sculpture “Apollo and Daphne”, on the other hand, represents the unrequited pursuit of love, yet also a precious gift in the throes of growing pains. In the paintings, everything seemed so beautiful in the eyes of those teenagers at that time. Their cheerful laughter from playing rang out, piercing the night sky. And then, like a dream, one wakes up with a start. Inspired by an interview that Marc Chagall gave at the age of ninety - seven, Wu Shangcong embarked on creating the surreal montage dreams in his paintings, which seem to grow and develop in the hues of water.” #yanshubook #yanshubooks #artistsbooks #artistbook #watercolours #dream #summer 我们将带着《盛夏的汽水》参加6月13-15日的“MISS READ”,柏林艺术书展 We will participate in the “MISS READ”Berlin Art Book Fair from June 13th - 15th with “Fizz o‘clock”. #missread #missreadberlin #missread2025
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今年配合4月19日至6月1日在北京喜在空间展出的“嬉水”——吴尚聪个人作品展,鼹书与 @xzspace_beijing 及艺术家吴尚聪共同出品的艺术家书,来自吴尚聪的三件长卷纸上绘画作品《盛夏的汽水》、《闽南十二大美女》、《西游补·仙女》。 这将是6月13-15日我们参加柏林“Miss Read”,柏林艺术书展的几件重要的新品! This year, in cooperation with the exhibition of Wu Shangcong’s“SPLISH- SPLASH”,XZ SPACE in Beijing from April 19 to June 1, the artist‘s book co-produced by Yanshu and @xzspace_beijing and artist Wu Shangcong, from Wu Shangcong’s three long rolls of paper drawings “Fizz o‘clock”, “Minnan Twelve Beauties”and “The Supplement to the Journey to the West·Fairy” These will be several important new works that we‘ll present at the ”Miss Read“ Berlin Art Book Fair from June 13th to 15th. #yanshubook #yanshubooks #artistbook #artistsbooks #watercolor #drawing #minnan #dream #journeytothewest #splish #missread2025 #missreadberlin
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@missreadberlin June 13-15, 2025 at HKW, Berlin Yanshu will be there 🐵🙈🙉🙊 with our new books. #missreadberlin #missread2025 #berlinartbookfair
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For Wu Shangcong‘s ”SPLISH-SPLASH“ exhibition, XZ SPACE is delighted to collaborate with 鼹书 (YANSHU) in creating a series of charming artist “books”. We carefully selected three of Wu Shangcong’s long scroll works—Minnan Twelve Beauties, The Supplement to the Journey to the West: Mirage Sirens and Fizz o’clock—reproducing these elongated paintings on continuous scroll paper, that flows like meandering streams, undulates like rolling waves. These vibrant, joyous creations have been preserved as mementos, so as to share with all who adore Xiao Bao‘s art~💖 @wushangcong_ 🛻🐛🦕🧚🏻👒🪸🚗 ··SPLISH-SPLASH·· Exhibition Duration: 2025.4.19-6.1 #xzspace #comtemporaryart #798artzone
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鼹书在柏林 @missreadberlin 就是那种熟悉的逛书摊的快乐,买书卖书聊书看书的快乐!感谢两位漂亮的代理摊主 @majiao_majiao@aaaiqiii 小鼹鼠可以认识更多新朋友,书还是要继续! #missreadberlin
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准备参加Miss Read! @missreadberlin #missreadberlin
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6月13-16日北京劝业场Open M Art Fair @abc_artbookinchina 鼹书在C-38 #openmartfair #artbookinchina
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《Ritual Machine》是2023年底鼹书和@paradisesystem 联合出品的漫画书,来自@toyoyali 在同年完成的漫画故事,一如Toyoya Li一贯的迷人的像素风格,这是一个奇幻的数字世界里的冒险,为了更好地诠释这个迷幻的虚拟世界,封面和封底都采用了光栅材料,闪动的画面令这本静态的漫画书充满了真实的动感,也让这个封面具有迷幻的空间感。 "Ritual Machine" is a comic book jointly published by Yanshu and @paradisesystems at the end of 2013. It comes from the comic story completed by @toyoyali in the same year. Like Toyoya Li's usual charming pixel style, this is an adventure in a fantastic digital world. In order to better interpret this psychededelic virtual world, the cover and back cover are made of grating material. The flashing picture makes the static comic book full of real dynamism, and also gives the cover a psychedelic sense of space. #comic #comics #comicbooks #pixel #pixelart #pixelgame #yanshubook #yanshubooks
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