Chaney Diao | The leather sofa you find sexy , 2025

Chaney Manshu Diao (b.1996, China) is an artist whose practice revolves around desire, fetishism, and (sexual) fantasy. Frequently described as both erotic and hard-core, Chaney’s work engages with the physical and theoretical conceptions of violence, intensity. These elements are explored to reflect broader ideas of maintenance, production, and cultural drive, set against the backdrop of today’s accelerated consumption of cultural forms.