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1963
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Wang Ziwei 王子卫 was born in Shanghai, China.
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He studied at the Shanghai Academy of Art and Design.
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After graduating, he worked for an advertising agency.
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1987
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He began to paint the series of Mao portraits that made him famous.
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1992
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He devoted himself entirely to painting.
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1993
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Playing with iconic references, his political Pop paintings with flashy colours,
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mixi Chinese and American Pop Art.
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He lives and works in Vancouver Canada and Beijing China.
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Daniele Sicard |
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exhibitions selection |
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1989
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05.02 19.02 China Avant-Garde National Art Museum of China Beijing China
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1993
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New Art from China, Post-1989 Marlborough Gallery London United Kingdom
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1993
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Mao Goes Pop Contemporary Art Museum Sydney Australia
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1993
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China’s New Art, Post-1989 Hong Kong Arts Festival Hong Kong Arts Centre China
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1993
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46th Venice Biennial Venice Italy |
1995
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Chinese Avant-Garde Artists Des del Pais de Centre Spain
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1997
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Mao and New China: Art from the Era of Mao and the 90s Hanart TZ Gallery Hong Kong China
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1997
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13.03 01.06 Faces and Bodies of the Middle Kingdom Rudolfinum Gallery Prague Czech
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Republic
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1998
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Asian Avant-Garde Christie's London United Kingdom
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1999
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From Icon to Irony - The Cult of Mao Zedong from the mid 1940’s to the 1990’s Victoria & Albert Museum London United Kingdom
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2000
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25.02 13.03 The Sun Rises Solo exhibition Hanart T Z Gallery Hong Kong China
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2000
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08.10 20.11 The Lights Are On, But Nobody's Home ddm Warehouse Shanghai China
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2002
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Galerie Enrico Navarra Paris France |
2002
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La Maison de la Chine Paris France
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2008
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06.09 09.09 Shanghai Art Fair ShanghaI China |
2009
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30.10 30.01 Beijing - Havana National Art Museum Cuba Havana |
2010
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04.09 15.11 History lessons Pekin Fine Arts Beijing China |
2015
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09.09 09.11 Garden Of Forking Paths - Tracks And Intersections Of 15 Artists Shanghai Gallery
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of Art Shanghai China |
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