46. Yue Minjun
ARTWORKS
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| Untitled, 2005 Oil on canvas 220.3 x 200 cm |
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| Swan, 1997 oil on canvas 138.43 cm x 107.32 cm |
BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1962 in Heilongjiang, China
Studies:
Between 1985 and 1989
studies oil painting at Hebei University, China
Nowadays...
Lives and works in China
Nowadays...
Lives and works in China
Themes:
Classified as “Cynical
Realism” over his own image.
Techniques:
Sculpture and Painting
( oil, watercolour)
First Exhibition:
"S" Art
Exhibition, Hebei Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
Public Collections:
CP Art Foundation, Indonesia
Cheng Du Shang He Museum, China
Chen Yang Dong Yu Art Museum, China
Guang Dong Art Museum, China
Shen Zhen Art Museum, China
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco,
America
Museum of Architecture, Chicago,
America
Denver Art Museum, America
Francois. Mitterrand Cultural Center,
France
Busan Museum of Art, Korea
Arario Galleries, Korea
Union University Art Museum,
Singapore
Galleries:
1993, Bellef Gallery, Paris, France.
1994, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1994, Shoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1995, Pacific City Club,Bangkok, Thailand
1997, Klaus Littmann Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
1998, Forbidden City & Tai Miao,Beijing, China
Other Exhibitions: (Europe,
America and Asia)
2012 YIRONGLIANGJIANG, Yang Zi modern
Art Center, Chong Qing, China
2011 Yue Minjun: Road, Peisi, Beijing,
China
2009 Archaeological discoveries of the
year 3009, Daily Museum, Beijing, China
2007 Yue Minjun: Iconic Smile, Queens
Museum of Art, NY, U.S.A.
2006 Rework Series, Enrico Navarra
gallery, France
2004 Sculpture and Painting Exhibition,
Shao Li Gallery, Hong Kong
2004 The Dream of Dragon, Ireland Modern
Art Museum
2004 Shang Hai Art Show 2004, Shang Hai,
China
2004 KuangChou Art Show 2004, Corea
2004 Dune Sculpture, Enrico Navarra
gallery, France
2004 Han Yaxuan 20th Anniversary Show,
Hong Kong Art Center
2004 Figure-China, Marseille
Contemporary Art Museum, France
2003 Arts From China, Edwin Gallery
& National Gallery in Jakarta, Indonesia
2003 Yue Minjun, Meile Gallery,
Switzerland
2003 Irony in Beijing, Prüss & Ochs
gallery, Berlin, German
2002 Bath in The Giggle, Soobin,
Singapore
2002 Rework, Shi Fang Art Center, China
2000 The Red Sea, Chinese contemporary
art gallery in London, UK
1999 Open Boundary: the 48th Venice
Biennale, Venice, Italy
Transparence,
opacité -14 Chinese Contemporary Artists, France and Italy
In his Own words...
“I consider my paintings as
tragic and painful expressions, and I can even say that they are all scenes of
combat,” he discloses. “But we can’t always express things too directly, so I
think that we can express ourselves through laughter. In this way, we have the
feeling that there is always joy. In other words, I express painful emotions in
a comical style. This type of expression is preferable because, on one hand,
joy is an acceptable feeling for everyone but, on the other hand, when we look
at my paintings for long enough, we feel that they are expressions of sadness
or pain.”
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