Xu Bing, artist and art
Born 1955, Birth Chogqing, China.
The artist lives and works in New York.
Style and technique, exhibitions: Printmakers, Installation art, Artes Mundi Prize, Singapore Biennale, Gwangju Biennale,Artist biography, artworks, statement, interview, review, exhibition:
Homepage of the artist.
In July of 1999, Xu Bing was awarded the MacArthur Award for Genius by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in recognition of his originality, creativity, self-direction, and capacity to contribute importantly to society, particularly in printmaking and calligraphy. In addition, Xu Bing was awarded the first Artes Mundi prize, a new art award created to stimulate interest in contemporary art in Wales…
Xu Bing, a key figure in the Chinese New Wave movement, gained international recognition for his iconic and monumental installation A Book from the Sky (1988). In 1990, he moved to the United States where he continued to explore the intersection of language and culture through visual media…
A book from the sky
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