Lin Tianmiao

(Chinese, born 1961)

Lin Tianmiao is a contemporary Chinese artist best known for her large-scale installations of thread-bound objects. Often wrapping or binding synthetic bones or wooden frames with hair, silk, or thread, Lin brings up issues of traditional crafts and gender roles within contemporary society. “My work is like drinking tea. You understand how and what it is only after drinking it,” she explained. Born in 1961 in Taiyuan, China, as a child she helped her mother wind cotton thread for long hours and little money. During the 1980s, Lin studied in the Fine Art Department of the Capital Normal University in Beijing. Following her studies, she moved to New York with her husband the artist Wang Gongxin. During the following years Lin worked as a textile designer, before returning to China in 1995 to focus on her art practice. In 2013, the Asia Society Museum in New York held “Bound Unbound,” Lin’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. The artist currently lives and works in Beijing, China. Today, her works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, and the Singapore Art Museum, among others.

Lin Tianmiao Artworks

Lin Tianmiao (147 results)
Focus IX B, 2006–2007

Lin Tianmiao

Focus IX B, 2006–2007

Sale Date: August 26, 2014

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Focus IX B, 2006–2007

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Focus IX B, 2006–2007

Sale Date: August 26, 2014

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Focus V A, 2006–2007

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Focus V A, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Focus IX B, 2006–2007

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Focus IX B, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Focus III A, 2006–2007

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Focus III A, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Focus XV F, 2006–2007

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Focus XV F, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Focus XII A, 2006–2007

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Focus XII A, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Focus VI A, 2006–2007

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Focus VI A, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Focus VII A, 2006

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Focus VII A, 2006

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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手语, 2005

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手语, 2005

Sale Date: June 2, 2014

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家族肖像, 2002

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家族肖像, 2002

Sale Date: June 2, 2014

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Here? Or there? (15 works), 2002

Wang Gongxin and Lin Tianmiao

Here? Or there? (15 works), 2002

Sale Date: June 10, 2014

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嫩嫩的绿 (Baby green), 2013

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嫩嫩的绿 (Baby green), 2013

Sale Date: May 17, 2014

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Family Portrait (7 works), 2002

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Family Portrait (7 works), 2002

Sale Date: April 5, 2014

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Seeing shadow no. C-12, 2006

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Seeing shadow no. C-12, 2006

Sale Date: April 6, 2014

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Focus 34, 2003

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Focus 34, 2003

Sale Date: April 6, 2014

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Seeing Shadows II A, (in 4 parts), 2006–2007

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Seeing Shadows II A, (in 4 parts), 2006–2007

Sale Date: September 19, 2013

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(I) Focus II A; (Ii) Focus III A; (Iii) , 2006–2007

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(I) Focus II A; (Ii) Focus III A; (Iii) , 2006–2007

Sale Date: September 19, 2013

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聚焦系列 (Focus series), 2007

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聚焦系列 (Focus series), 2007

Sale Date: June 1, 2013

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Focus XVI, 2007

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Focus XVI, 2007

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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Four Works: i) Focus IX B; ii) Focus VI , 2006–2007

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Four Works: i) Focus IX B; ii) Focus VI , 2006–2007

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

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Focus 46, 2004

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Focus 46, 2004

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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Focus No. 54, 2005

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Focus No. 54, 2005

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Growing

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Growing

Sale Date: May 13, 2007

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