Leo Xu Projects has been present at a number of international art fairs, including SH Contemporary, [[Frieze Art Fair|Frieze New York]] and [[Art Basel|Art Basel Hong Kong]]. At the Frieze Art Fair in New York in 2013, a selection of works by the Beijing-based artist [[Liu Chuang (artist)|Liu Chuang]] was presented, which focus on the indigenous culture of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, a region in south China populated with migrant works. Through installation works, the arist examines and calls into attention the immediate reality of contemporary China, exploring in particular how the notion of [[Shanzhai]] - the phenomenon of piracycounterfeiting and plagiarism in mass manufacturing and consumption- has infiltrated and inflected the local population and their ideological landscape.<ref>"Fair | FRIEZE NEW YORK 2013." ''Leo Xu Projects''. Leo Xu Projects, n.d. Web. 04 July 2013.<http://leoxuprojects.com/?p=1413></ref><ref>Smith, Roberta. "40 Nations, 1,000 Artists and One Island." ''New York Times ''11 May 2013, New York ed., Art Review sec.: C1. ''NY Times.com.'' New York Times, 10 May 2013. Web. 28 July 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/arts/design/frieze-new-york-at-randalls-island.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>.</ref> At Art Basel HK 2013, Leo Xu Projects premiered a photography-based project by the Beijing-based artist [[Chen Wei (artist)|Chen Wei]] that investigates the youth culture of mainland China — music and life-style in particular. This series, set primarily on club dance-floors or at party scenes - aims to capture the moment of trance from the life of Chinese youth, who grow up in the post-89 years and are heavily influenced by imported and pirateunlicensed cultural products such as piratebootlegged music cassettes, CDs, DVDs, unofficially translated literature and art publications.<ref>"Fair | ART BASEL HONG KONG 2013." ''Leo Xu Projects''. Leo Xu Projects, n.d. Web. 04 July 2013. <http://leoxuprojects.com/?p=1419>.</ref><ref>"The Highlights Of Art Basel in Hong Kong {2013}." ''Yatzer.com''. Yatzer, 30 May 2013. Web. 27 July 2013. <http://www.yatzer.com/highlights-art-basel-hong-kong-2013>.</ref>
