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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
Bing Xu - Artist Info
About Bing Xu: Keywords
Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Conceptual
- •Installation Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Chinatown in Any North American City
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Asia, Orient
- •China
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
Awards/Recognition
- •John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 21st Century
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Asian
- •Chinese