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.

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This Artist Gathered 2,000 Words for Women—and Now, She Wants You to Walk All Over Them

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This Artist Gathered 2,000 Words for Women—and Now, She Wants You to Walk All Over Them

Art & Exhibitions

Lin Tianmiao Explores Identity and the Body at the HOW Art Museum

Lin Tianmiao Explores Identity and the Body at the HOW Art Museum

Lin Tianmiao Speaks to artnet News About the Art of Endurance

Lin Tianmiao Speaks to artnet News About the Art of Endurance

Lin Tianmiao Artworks

Lin Tianmiao (145 results)

Cotton Candy, 2013

Lin Tianmiao

Cotton Candy, 2013

Sale Date: March 29, 2024

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面孔（2张）, 2007

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面孔（2张）, 2007

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Signal No.2, 2004

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Signal No.2, 2004

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Mothers!!! (Mirror), 2008

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Mothers!!! (Mirror), 2008

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Focus Asia Society, 2006

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Focus Asia Society, 2006

Sale Date: January 1, 2023

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Here? or There? (Set of 7) 這裡? 或那裡? (一組七張), 2002

Lin Tianmiao

Here? or There? (Set of 7) 這裡? 或那裡? (一組七張), 2002

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Here? or There? (Set of 8) 這裏? 或那裏? (一組八張), 2002

Lin Tianmiao

Here? or There? (Set of 8) 這裏? 或那裏? (一組八張), 2002

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Focus IX A, 2007

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Focus IX A, 2007

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Here? Or There? (No. 15), 2002

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Here? Or There? (No. 15), 2002

Sale Date: February 9, 2022

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面孔, 2007

Lin Tianmiao

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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Focus No. 24, 2003

Lin Tianmiao

Focus No. 24, 2003

Sale Date: October 13, 2021

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Here? Or there?, 2003

Wang Gongxin and Lin Tianmiao

Here? Or there?, 2003

Sale Date: October 23, 2021

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Focus IX B, 2006–2007

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Focus IX B, 2006–2007

Sale Date: June 30, 2021

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Focus 601 B, 2007

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Focus 601 B, 2007

Sale Date: May 18, 2021

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NO. 1 UNTITLED (FROM THE UNTITLED SERIES)..., 2006

Lin Tianmiao

NO. 1 UNTITLED (FROM THE UNTITLED SERIES)..., 2006

Sale Date: September 15, 2020

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Focus III A, 2007

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Focus III A, 2007

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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手语之二十一

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手语之二十一

Sale Date: August 17, 2020

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FOCUS #43, 2003

Lin Tianmiao

FOCUS #43, 2003

Sale Date: October 6, 2019

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Focus III A, 2007

Lin Tianmiao

Focus III A, 2007

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

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No. 15 from the series Here? or There, 2002

Wang Gongxin and Lin Tianmiao

No. 15 from the series Here? or There, 2002

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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Here? or There? (Complete portfolio with 15..., 2002

Wang Gongxin and Lin Tianmiao

Here? or There? (Complete portfolio with 15..., 2002

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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Focus 601 B, 2006–2007

Lin Tianmiao

Focus 601 B, 2006–2007

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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Hand Signal No. 21

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Hand Signal No. 21

Sale Date: November 25, 2018

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Seeing Shadow No. S-6/ 看影 No. S-6, 2007

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Seeing Shadow No. S-6/ 看影 No. S-6, 2007

Sale Date: September 30, 2018

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