Yue Minjun

(Chinese, born 1962)

Yue Minjun is a contemporary Chinese artist known for his inventive take on self-portraiture. Grouped into the Cynical Realism movement in China, alongside artists Fang Lijun and Liu Wei, he refutes this labelling of his work. His brightly colored depictions of maniacally laughing figures are influenced both by Pop Art and Surrealism. His works act as a tacit form of social and political critique which deals with both Chinese history and the Western canon of art. “I’m actually trying to make sense of the world,” he said of his work. “There’s nothing cynical or absurd in what I do.” Born in 1962 in Daqing City, China, Minjun studied at Hebei Normal University in the 1980s, training as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Bearing witness to the restrictive regime which led to the Tiananmen Square massacre of protestors, he began using his art to understand the societal changes taking place in China over the following decades. In 2008, the artist collaborated with KAWS to produce a number of figurines which blend their two distinctive styles. He currently lives and works in Beijing, China. The artist’s works are held in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Shenzhen Art Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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How the Y2K-Era Art Boom in China Began a Remapping of the Global Art Market

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'People in My World Thought It a Little Crazy': Artist Yue Minjun on Launching His Million-Dollar NFT Collection in a Flagging Crypto Market

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by Vivienne Chow

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Yue Minjun Artworks

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ARMED FORCES, FROM THE

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ARMED FORCES, FROM THE "SNATCHED ECSTASY"..., 2009

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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BACKYARD GARDEN, FROM THE

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BACKYARD GARDEN, FROM THE "SNATCHED ECSTASY" , 2009

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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BIRDS OF PEACE, FROM THE

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BIRDS OF PEACE, FROM THE "SNATCHED ECSTASY"..., 2009

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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PAEAN ON GRASSLAND, FROM THE

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PAEAN ON GRASSLAND, FROM THE "SNATCHED..., 2009

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Hello Bacon | 你好培根, 2000

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Hello Bacon | 你好培根, 2000

Sale Date: June 18, 2023

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Smile-ism No. 18, 2006

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Smile-ism No. 18, 2006

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Smile-ism No. 15, 2006

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Smile-ism No. 15, 2006

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Smile-ism No. 14, 2006

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Smile-ism No. 14, 2006

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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UNTITLED, 2006

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Floating Clouds
Blatt 8 der Folge

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Floating Clouds Blatt 8 der Folge "Snatched..., 2009

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Joy, 2000

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Untitled, 2013

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Untitled, 2013

Sale Date: May 15, 2023

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Smile-ism No. 8, 2006

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Smile-ism No. 8, 2006

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Smile-ism No. 5, 2006

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Smile-ism No. 5, 2006

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Smile-ism No. 9, 2006

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Smile-ism No. 9, 2006

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Sans Titre (série Smile-ISM numéro 11) , 2006

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Sans Titre (série Smile-ISM numéro 11) , 2006

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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Genesis Incense Chamber, 2020

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Genesis Incense Chamber, 2020

Sale Date: May 3, 2023

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Untitled (Smile-ism No. 26), 2006

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Untitled (Smile-ism No. 26), 2006

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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