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Bing Xu BIOGRAPHY
Born 1955 Chongqing, China. Known for: Conceptual, meaning of language, live creature installation.
The following art review is from The New York Times. Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: May 19, 2011. HONG KONG — In early May, assistants from Xu Bing's... Read full biography
The following art review is from The New York Times. Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: May 19, 2011. HONG KONG — In early May, assistants from Xu Bing's studios in New York and Beijing scoured the gardens and dried flower stalls of London for material... Read full biography
The following art review is from The New York Times. Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: May 19, 2011. HONG KONG — In early May, assistants from Xu Bing's studios in New York and Beijing scoured the gardens and dried flower stalls of London for material he could use for his next big installation. The technique is not new to Mr. Xu. He has used what he calls "collected items" before, like a tank-flattened bicycle from the Tiananmen Square protests of... Read full biography
The following art review is from The New York Times. Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: May 19, 2011. HONG KONG — In early May, assistants from Xu Bing's studios in New York and Beijing scoured the gardens and dried flower stalls of London for material he could use for his next big installation. The technique is not new to Mr. Xu. He has used what he calls "collected items" before, like a tank-flattened bicycle from the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and dust from the destruction caused by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York. Part of what makes his most recent work interesting is its placement at the British Museum, an institution better known for historical artifacts than... Read full biography
The following art review is from The New York Times. Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: May 19, 2011. HONG KONG — In early May, assistants from Xu Bing's studios in New York and Beijing scoured the gardens and dried flower stalls of London for material he could use for his next big installation. The technique is not new to Mr. Xu. He has used what he calls "collected items" before, like a tank-flattened bicycle from the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and dust from the destruction caused by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York. Part of what makes his most recent work interesting is its placement at the British Museum, an institution better known for historical artifacts than experimental art. The show, part of his "Background Story" series, opened on May 12. One of China's... Read full biography
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The following art review is from The New York Times
Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West
By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU
Published: May 19, 2011
HONG KONG — In early May, assistants from Xu Bing's studios in New York and Beijing scoured the gardens and dried flower stalls of London for material he could use for his next big installation.
The technique is not new to Mr. Xu. He has used what he calls "collected items" before, like a tank-flattened bicycle from the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and dust from the destruction caused by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York. Part of what makes his most recent work interesting is its placement at the British Museum, an institution ...But wait, there's more...
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