Wang Guangyi

(Chinese, born 1957)

Wang Guangyi is a Chinese Political Pop artist. Throughout his paintings, he combines Maoist-era propaganda melded with Western-style advertisements of companies like Coca-Cola and Chanel to comment on the commercialization of contemporary Chinese culture. Influenced by the artists Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys, he was one of the founding members of the Chinese avant-garde Northern Art Group alongside Shu Qun and Ren Jian. “I came to realize that the essence of art is its ancestry, its history,” the artist has said. “When creating a work of art, one’s head is full of these historical considerations; an encounter with what has been and its entry into the process of rectification.” Born in 1957 in Harbin, China, Wang studied in the Department of Oil Painting at the China Academy of Fine Arts, Zhejaiang branch. The artist lives and works in Beijing, China and his works can be found at the Essl Museum in Klosterneuburg, the Today Art Museum in Beijing, and the Bernardo Museum in Lisbon.

Related Categories

Asian Art, Contemporary Art, Pop Art, Prints and Multiples

Related Artists

Joseph Beuys, Fang Lijun, Ren Jian, Ren Jian, Andy Warhol, Zhang Xiaogang

Wang Guangyi Artworks

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Wang Guangyi (1,137 results)
GREAT CRITICISM SERIES: FUJI 400, 1992

Wang Guangyi

GREAT CRITICISM SERIES: FUJI 400, 1992

Sale Date: November 27, 2016

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病毒携带者2号, 1997

Wang Guangyi

病毒携带者2号, 1997

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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大批判——PARKER, 1997

Wang Guangyi

大批判——PARKER, 1997

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Great Criticism Series: Chanel, 2002

Wang Guangyi

Great Criticism Series: Chanel, 2002

Sale Date: November 15, 2016

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Wang Guangyi's Dichotomy, 2008

Wang Guangyi

Wang Guangyi's Dichotomy, 2008

Sale Date: December 1, 2016

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GREAT CRITICISM-WTO,2006, 2006

Wang Guangyi

GREAT CRITICISM-WTO,2006, 2006

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

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GREAT CRITICISM-COCA COLA, 2006

Wang Guangyi

GREAT CRITICISM-COCA COLA, 2006

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

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GREAT CRITICISM-GILLETTE,2006, 2006

Wang Guangyi

GREAT CRITICISM-GILLETTE,2006, 2006

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

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GREAT CRITICISM-CHANEL,2006, 2006

Wang Guangyi

GREAT CRITICISM-CHANEL,2006, 2006

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

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GREAT CRITICISM-PEPSI,2006, 2006

Wang Guangyi

GREAT CRITICISM-PEPSI,2006, 2006

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

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BELIEVER,2006 (4 works), 2006

Wang Guangyi

BELIEVER,2006 (4 works), 2006

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

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Chanel 香奈兒, 2006

Wang Guangyi

Chanel 香奈兒, 2006

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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Great Criticism Series: Beuys, 2003

Wang Guangyi

Great Criticism Series: Beuys, 2003

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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Great Criticism: WTO, 2006, 2006

Wang Guangyi

Great Criticism: WTO, 2006, 2006

Sale Date: November 5, 2016

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大批判：迪士尼, 2006

Wang Guangyi

大批判：迪士尼, 2006

Sale Date: November 13, 2016

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Visa, 1996

Wang Guangyi

Visa, 1996

Sale Date: November 13, 2016

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凝固的北方极地——大玩偶, 1986–1988

Wang Guangyi

凝固的北方极地——大玩偶, 1986–1988

Sale Date: November 13, 2016

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Gillette, from The Great Criticism series, 2002

Wang Guangyi

Gillette, from The Great Criticism series, 2002

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Pepsi, from The Great Criticism series, 2006

Wang Guangyi

Pepsi, from The Great Criticism series, 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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WTO, from The Great Criticism series, 2006

Wang Guangyi

WTO, from The Great Criticism series, 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Great Criticism, 2009

Wang Guangyi

Great Criticism, 2009

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Coca Cola (red), from The Great Criticism..., 2006

Wang Guangyi

Coca Cola (red), from The Great Criticism..., 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Coca Cola (green) from The Great Criticism..., 2006

Wang Guangyi

Coca Cola (green) from The Great Criticism..., 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Great Criticism Series: Chanel No. 19, 2002

Wang Guangyi

Great Criticism Series: Chanel No. 19, 2002

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

Auction Closed

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