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Xiaodong Liu BIOGRAPHY
Born 1963 Liaoning, China. Known for: Vivid portraits, figure and genre of everyday life in China.
The following text is from The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. It references an exhibition, "Hometown", in the Ullen's Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, China, January and February 2011.... Read full biography
The following text is from The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. It references an exhibition, "Hometown", in the Ullen's Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, China, January and February 2011. "A Chinese Hometown Boy Makes Good: Liu Ixaodong, a star of the contemporary-art market, returns to... Read full biography
The following text is from The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. It references an exhibition, "Hometown", in the Ullen's Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, China, January and February 2011. "A Chinese Hometown Boy Makes Good: Liu Ixaodong, a star of the contemporary-art market, returns to the factory town of his childhood". by Alexandra A. Seno. Liu Xiaodong makes intimate portraits to convey big stories about China. In recent years, Mr. Liu has become a star of the contemporary-art... Read full biography
The following text is from The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. It references an exhibition, "Hometown", in the Ullen's Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, China, January and February 2011. "A Chinese Hometown Boy Makes Good: Liu Ixaodong, a star of the contemporary-art market, returns to the factory town of his childhood". by Alexandra A. Seno. Liu Xiaodong makes intimate portraits to convey big stories about China. In recent years, Mr. Liu has become a star of the contemporary-art market, where his vivid portraits and depictions of everyday life in China have attracted major collectors. In April 2008, an Asian buyer paid $7.9 million at Sotheby's for Mr. Liu's Battlefield Realism: The Eighteen Arhats. The work consists of nine... Read full biography
The following text is from The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. It references an exhibition, "Hometown", in the Ullen's Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, China, January and February 2011. "A Chinese Hometown Boy Makes Good: Liu Ixaodong, a star of the contemporary-art market, returns to the factory town of his childhood". by Alexandra A. Seno. Liu Xiaodong makes intimate portraits to convey big stories about China. In recent years, Mr. Liu has become a star of the contemporary-art market, where his vivid portraits and depictions of everyday life in China have attracted major collectors. In April 2008, an Asian buyer paid $7.9 million at Sotheby's for Mr. Liu's Battlefield Realism: The Eighteen Arhats. The work consists of nine pairs of portraits showing visiting front-line soldiers serving along a sea lane where Taiwan and... Read full biography
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The following text is from The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. It references an exhibition, "Hometown", in the Ullen's Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, China, January and February 2011.
"A Chinese Hometown Boy Makes Good: Liu Ixaodong, a star of the contemporary-art market, returns to the factory town of his childhood"
by Alexandra A. Seno
Liu Xiaodong makes intimate portraits to convey big stories about China.
In recent years, Mr. Liu has become a star of the contemporary-art market, where his vivid portraits and depictions of everyday life in China have attracted major collectors. In April 2008, an Asian buyer paid $7.9 million at Sotheby's for Mr. Liu's Battlefield Realism: The E...But wait, there's more...
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