Xu Bing

(Chinese, born 1955)

Xu Bing is a contemporary Chinese installation artist and one of China’s best-known creative figures. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, he is celebrated for his “capacity to contribute importantly to society, particularly in printmaking and calligraphy.” Born in Chongqing, China in 1955, Xu grew up in Beijing where he studied printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. One of his best-known works, Book from the Sky (1987–1991), earned Xu international recognition in the 1980s. The work is a massive installation of hundreds of volumes and scrolls printed with 4,000 imagined Chinese characters, which were cut by hand into wood printing blocks. Describing his art practice, Xu has said: “I treat it in a wild way, not in a fixed way. This is good—you can bring something special, something new into contemporary art. If you can find a correct way to face your background, your tradition, maybe you can change that background in a good way.” Solo exhibitions of his work have been held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the British Museum in London, among other major institutions. Xu currently lives and works in Beijing, China and New York, NY.

Xu Bing Artworks

Xu Bing (429 results)

Landscript: Ten thousand trees (in 3 parts)

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Landscript: Ten thousand trees (in 3 parts)

Sale Date: March 31, 2006

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Square word calligraphy - Spring dawn (poem by...

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Square word calligraphy - Spring dawn (poem by...

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Softening the brush, 1996

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Softening the brush, 1996

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A mirror to analyze the world, 1988

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A mirror to analyze the world, 1988

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A mirror to analyze the world - study copy..., 1988

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A mirror to analyze the world - study copy..., 1988

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The seeds, 1987

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The seeds, 1987

Sale Date: November 27, 2005

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Black pond, 1987

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Black pond, 1987

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Eight suns, 1985

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Eight suns, 1985

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Seal project (in 200 parts), 2001

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Seal project (in 200 parts), 2001

Sale Date: November 27, 2005

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Floating clouds/One big river (set of 2), 1987

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Floating clouds/One big river (set of 2), 1987

Sale Date: October 24, 2005

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Landscript series

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Landscript series

Sale Date: October 24, 2005

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Poem by Wang Wei (pair of hanging scrolls)

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Poem by Wang Wei (pair of hanging scrolls)

Sale Date: May 1, 2005

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Landscript series

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Landscript series

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Book from the sky - Scroll of analyzing the...

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Book from the sky - Scroll of analyzing the...

Sale Date: May 29, 2005

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The rice field, 1987

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The rice field, 1987

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An introduction to square word calligraphy...

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An introduction to square word calligraphy...

Sale Date: October 31, 2004

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Square word calligraphy

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Square word calligraphy

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Book from the sky - Scroll of the word (No.2 , 1988

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Book from the sky - Scroll of the word (No.2 , 1988

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Book from the sky, 1987–1991

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Book from the sky, 1987–1991

Sale Date: April 25, 2004

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New English calligraphy - Mao Zedong's..., 2000–2000

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New English calligraphy - Mao Zedong's..., 2000–2000

Sale Date: April 28, 2003

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The drawing from the Project of..., 1999–2000

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The drawing from the Project of..., 1999–2000

Sale Date: October 14, 2001

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