About Wei Liu

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Liu Wei
  • Biography

    "A major artist in the Cynical Realism (Wanshi xianshizhuyi) movement that emerged in China, post 1989, Liu Wei does paintings that characterize the era's pervasive feeling of malaise. With renowned works such as New Generation (1990), Liu recycles the iconic image of Mao in an ironic interpretation of China's current post Cultural Revolution state." (http://the-artists.org/artist/Liu_Wei.html)

    Educational Background
    1989, Graduated from Print Making Department,Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

    Selected Exhibitions
    2007 New Interface 3 - Searching the future, Red Bridge Gallery, Shanghai, China
    2006 Flowers Fall. Streams Flow - Red Bridge Gallery, S...

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