Xu Bing
(Chinese, born 1955)
Biography
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
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<br>碎玉集—大粮屯、打谷场、仓、田.jpg "SHATTERED JADE (GREAT BARN, THRESHING..., 1979–1982")
.jpg "徐冰 1983年 塞外小寨 (VILLAGE BEYOND THE GREAT WALL), 1983")
Xu Bing
徐冰 1983年 塞外小寨 (VILLAGE BEYOND THE GREAT WALL), 1983
Sale Date: November 14, 2015
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.jpg "徐冰 1983年 夏草 (SUMMER GRASSLAND), 1983")
.jpg "《生命之潭》、《一条大河》、《移云》(一组三件） (set of 3)")
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