About Wang Guangyi - A Chinese Artist

Wang Guangyi was born on 1957 Born in Harbin, China. He lives and works in Beijing, China. The paintings of Wang Guangyi belong to the category of Chinese contemporary art termed Political Pop: work that appropriates the visual tropes of the propaganda of the Cultural Revolution, reworking them in the flat, colorful style of American Pop.
To understand the works of artists engaged in this practice, it is important to recognize the significance and specificity of the images they are using to fashion their work. Without this knowledge, the work of artists like Wang Guangyi may be reduced to a mere aestheticization of the experiences of the Cultural Revolution, a view which threatens to limit the discussion of these works to their formal elements, foreclosing more important ideological and historical questions that must be raised.
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Wang Guangyi

Wang Guangyi's Biography and Exhibitions

BIOGRAPHY

1957	Born in Harbin, China
	Lives and works in Beijing, China

Selected Exhibitions:

2006
Galerie ARARIO, Seoul, Korea.

2004
Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland.

2003
Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, France

1997
Littmann Kulturprojekte, Basel, Switzerland.

1994
Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, China


Find more about Wang Guangyi Exhibitions at
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/wang_guangyi.htm