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Xu Bing 徐冰

Also known as: Xu Bing 徐冰; primary name: Xu Bing
Details: individual; printmaker; sculptor/medallist; Chinese; Male
Other dates: 1955- (born)
Biography: Printmaker. Famous works include 'Tianshu - Si xhi jian' ('The Book from the Sky'). Born into a literary family in Sichuan province, and grew up mostly in Beijing; during the Cultural Revolution, he was made to work in an agricultural commune. He later returned to Beijing to study printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) earning a BA in 1981, and staying on as faculty, and earned an MFA in 1987. In 1990 he moved to the United States, settling a few years later in New York City. In 2008 he returned to China (still keeping a studio in NY) to serve as the Vice-president of CAFA.

5 related objects

book

Title: 天書; Tianshu |
Museum number: 1993,0709,0.1 |
Producer name: BIOG15724 Made by:Xu Bing 徐冰 |
Production date: 1988 |
Production place: Made in:Beijing (municipality) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China

drawing; painting

Title: Stone Village, pencil and paper study for woodblock |
Museum number: 1998,0203,0.1 |
Producer name: BIOG15724 Made by:Xu Bing 徐冰 |
Production date: 1980 |
Production place: Made in:China

print

Title: Stone Village |
Museum number: 1992,0716,0.396 |
Producer name: BIOG15724 Made by:Xu Bing 徐冰 |
Production date: 1981 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China

print

Title: Young Women Thresing Rice Young Women Threshing Rice |
Museum number: 1987,1224,0.29 |
Producer name: BIOG15724 Made by:Xu Bing 徐冰 |
Production date: 20thC 1981 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China

print

Title: A Simple Creation |
Museum number: 1992,0716,0.397 |
Producer name: BIOG15724 Made by:Xu Bing 徐冰 |
Production date: 1982 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China