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Alisan Fine Arts

Hong Kong / New York

Gu Gan

(Chinese, born 1942)

lotus by gu gan

Gu Gan

Lotus, 1993

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autumn moon by gu gan

Gu Gan

Autumn Moon, 1998

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white horse, autumn wind in the very north cheery flowers, misty rain in the south by gu gan

Gu Gan

White Horse, Autumn Wind in the Very North Cheery Flowers, Misty Rain in the South, 1998

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sunrise by gu gan

Gu Gan

Sunrise, 2005

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mountain stands, water moves by gu gan

Gu Gan

Mountain Stands, Water Moves, 1999

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two horses in love among the trees with the moon above by gu gan

Gu Gan

Two horses in love among the trees with the moon above, 1998

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alone in the vast wasteland by gu gan

Gu Gan

Alone in the Vast Wasteland, 1995

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Biography

Timeline

1942
Born in Hunan Province, ChinaStudied traditional Chinese painting at the Central Fine Arts Institute, Beijing, China
1962
Sent to work in a factory for ten years during the Cultural Revolution
1966
Editor at the People's Literature Publishing House
1975
Studied painting and calligraphy with Ye Qianye, Huang Miaozi and Zhang Zhengyu
1978
Elected member of the Research Academy for Traditional Chinese Painting
Won seven prizes for nationally outstanding works of art
1985
Chairman of the Society of Modern Calligraphy and Painting
1993
Honorary Adviser of the International Calligraphers' Society
Lectured on modern calligraphy at the University of Bonn and the Fine Art Institute, Hamburg, Germany
Present Senior Editor of the Fine Art section of the People's Literature Publishing House

Exhibitions

2006
Recent Paintings by Gu Gan, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York
2005
INK, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York
2004
Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA
2002
Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA
2001
China without Borders, Goedhuis Contemporary at Sotheby’s, New York, USA
1998
Michael Goedhuis, London, UK
1997
British Museum, London, UK
History Museum, Vienna, Austria
1992
Museum for Far Eastern Art, Cologne, Germany
Selected Collections
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
British Museum, London, UK
Museum for Far Eastern Art, Cologne, German
Museum of the Society for the Chinese Olympic Games
National Fine Art Museum, Beijing, China
The Olenska Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
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