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

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

Wang Guangyi Artworks

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Wang Guangyi (1,137 results)
Coca Cola (from Great criticism series), 2005

Wang Guangyi

Coca Cola (from Great criticism series), 2005

Sale Date: May 29, 2011

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Armani (from Great criticism series), 2002

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Armani (from Great criticism series), 2002

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Red rationality: Revision of idols, 1987

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Red rationality: Revision of idols, 1987

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Mao Zedong : No. 2 of red box, 1989

Wang Guangyi

Mao Zedong : No. 2 of red box, 1989

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Great criticism series - Swatch, 2005

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Great criticism series - Swatch, 2005

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Big criticism-motorola, 2005

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Big criticism-motorola, 2005

Sale Date: May 24, 2011

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Great criticism series - Pierre Cardin, 2002

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Great criticism series - Pierre Cardin, 2002

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Gillette (+ Great criticism - WTO,..., 2002–2006

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Gillette (+ Great criticism - WTO,..., 2002–2006

Sale Date: April 29, 2011

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The belief II (+ 5 others; 6 works), 2002–2006

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The belief II (+ 5 others; 6 works), 2002–2006

Sale Date: April 29, 2011

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Coca Cola (Red) (from Great criticism), 2006

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Coca Cola (Red) (from Great criticism), 2006

Sale Date: April 26, 2011

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Coca Cola (Green) (from Great criticism), 2006

Wang Guangyi

Coca Cola (Green) (from Great criticism), 2006

Sale Date: April 26, 2011

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Great critism-Coca Cola, 2006

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Great critism-Coca Cola, 2006

Sale Date: April 15, 2011

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Little criticism: fruits, 1992

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Little criticism: fruits, 1992

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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Image and power (from Great criticism), 2005

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Image and power (from Great criticism), 2005

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Pepsi (from Great criticism), 2005

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Pepsi (from Great criticism), 2005

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Eternal halo no. 11, 2003

Wang Guangyi

Eternal halo no. 11, 2003

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Chanel (from Great criticism), 2005

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Chanel (from Great criticism), 2005

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Canon (from Great criticism), 2002

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Canon (from Great criticism), 2002

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Chinese tourist map: Beijing, 1989

Wang Guangyi

Chinese tourist map: Beijing, 1989

Sale Date: April 3, 2011

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Three sections of human body I, 1988

Wang Guangyi

Three sections of human body I, 1988

Sale Date: April 3, 2011

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President (from Great criticism), 1993

Wang Guangyi

President (from Great criticism), 1993

Sale Date: April 3, 2011

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Mass produced Holy Infant: Green, 1990

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Mass produced Holy Infant: Green, 1990

Sale Date: April 3, 2011

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Holy mother and child, 1990

Wang Guangyi

Holy mother and child, 1990

Sale Date: April 3, 2011

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Mao Zedong: P2, 1988

Wang Guangyi

Mao Zedong: P2, 1988

Sale Date: April 3, 2011

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