biography of XU Bing (1955)
Personal data
Birth : 1955 - Chongqing, China
Sex : M
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesEducation
1987 : Central Academy of Fine Arts – 2 Wanhong Xijie Jiuxianqiao – Beijing, China
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Mixed media
Print-Multiple : Serigraph
Sculpture-Volume : Installation
Drawing-Watercolor : Calligraph - Indian ink
Movements and styles
Chinese New Wave Art MovementWorks
New English Calligraphy Sign | |
Date of creation : 1998 Medium : Serigraph Size : 20 x 14 cm | |
A Case Study of Transference - 2 (The Second Experiment) | |
Date of creation : 1995 Medium : Installation Technical data : ink/pigs | |
A book from the Sky | |
Date of creation : 1987-1991 Medium : Installation Process : text Supports : paper Size : 500 x 1000 x 2500 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2001
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery – Washington DC, United States
10/21/2001 – 01/13/2002
PICA Portland Institute for Contemporary Art – Portland OR, United States
09/05/2001 – 10/20/2001
1998
Xu Bing
Jack Tilton Gallery – New York NY, United States
1998
Xu Bing
The New Museum of Contemporary Art – New York NY, United States
1998
1997
Classroom Calligraphy
Fundacio Pilar I Joan Miro – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1997
1994
Xu Bing : recent works
The Bronx Museum of the Arts – Bronx, New York NY, United States
1994
Xu Bing : Negotiation Table
Art Center College of Design – Pasadena CA, United States
1994
1993
Xu bing : a case study of transference
Ethan Cohen Fine Arts – New York NY, United States
1993
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Paul Kasmin Gallery – 511 West 27 th Str. – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Prüss & Ochs Gallery – Sophienstrasse 18 – Berlin, Germany
Art Forum Berlin, n° 8
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/01/2003 – 10/05/2003
Represented by : Prüss & Ochs Gallery – Sophienstrasse 18 – Berlin, Germany
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Art Beatus Gallery – M1-888 Nelson Street – Vancouver BC, Canada
2002
ACAF 8 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/02/2002 – 10/06/2002
Represented by : Ethan Cohen Fine Arts – 37 Walker Street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Asian Fine Arts Berlin – Prüss & Ochs Gallery Sophienstrasse 18 – Berlin, Germany
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Asian Fine Arts Berlin – Prüss & Ochs Gallery Sophienstrasse 18 – Berlin, Germany
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Art Beatus Gallery – M1-888 Nelson Street – Vancouver BC, Canada
2000
Kunst 2000 Zürich, n° 7
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
11/24/2000 – 11/27/2000
Represented by : Asian Fine Arts Berlin – Prüss & Ochs Gallery Sophienstrasse 18 – Berlin, Germany
KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Asian Fine Arts Berlin – Prüss & Ochs Gallery Sophienstrasse 18 – Berlin, Germany
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Charpa – Tapineria n° 11 – Valencia, Spain
Group exhibitions
2003
Austral-Asia Zero Three
Sherman Galleries – Paddington NSW, Australia
02/27/2003 – 03/22/2003
2002
4th Shanghai Biennale
Shanghai Art Museum – Shanghai, China
11/22/2002 – 01/20/2003
2000
Biennale of Sydney , n° 12
Sydney NSW, Australia
05/26/2000 – 07/30/2000
1999
Art Worlds in Dialogue
Museum Ludwig – Cologne, Germany
1999
The 1st Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale
FAAM Fukuoka Asian Art Museum – Fukuoka, Japan
1999
Inside Out – New Chinese Art
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
1999
Beyond the Future – Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, n° 3
Queensland Art Gallery – Brisbane QLD, Australia
09/09/1999 – 01/26/2000
Animal. Anima. Animus
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center – Long Island NY, United States
06/20/1999 – 08/29/1999
d’APERTutto – 48° Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
06/13/1999 – 11/07/1999
Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s – 1980s
Queens Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
04/28/1999 – 08/29/1999
1998
Site of Desire – Taipei Biennial
TFAM Taipei Fine Art Museum – Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
1998
1997
Kwangju Biennale, n° 2
Kwangju, South Korea (Republic of Korea)
1997
Trades Routes: History and Geography – Africus – The 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
Johannesburg, South Africa
10/12/1997 – 12/12/1997
1994
Cocido y Crudo
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia – Madrid, Spain
1994
1993
Aperto 93 – 45° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1993
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2000
Fresh Cream
Publisher: Phaidon Press – Regent’s Wharf – London, United Kingdom
11/2000
ISBN : 0714891142
Exhibition catalogues
2000
Biennale of Sydney 2000
Sydney NSW, Australia
2000
ISBN : 0959661999
Periodicals
2004
PALMI Isabelle – Xu Bing: Bingo!
in: Art Actuel n° 32 p. 105
Paris, France
05/2004-06/2004