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Professor and Former Dean at the School of Arts at Renmin University, Beijing, China.
Member of the executive committee of the Association of Painting Association.
Member of the Chinese Artists .Association
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1958
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Xu Weixin 徐唯辛 was born in Ulumuqi, Xinjiang
Province, China.
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1981
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obtained his BA from the Academy of Fine Arts of Xian.
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1987
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graduated MFA from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts.
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2007
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He won the prize of the most influential participant in the art of China : A.A.C.
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( Award of Art of China ) |
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He became famous thanks to his series of portraits Chinese History Figures 1966 – 1976,
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where victims and perpetrators, famous and unknown characters formed the collective
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memory of this period.
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2009
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Yale University awarded him the Outstanding Achievement in Art in recognition of his work.
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2016
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For his first major exhibition in the United States, he presented his series monumental
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portraits, composed of Miners Portraits and Chinese History Figures 1966 - 1976.
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Through their poignant realism, the artist wanted to draw our attention to the difficult
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working conditions of miners and the turbulence of this revolutionary period.
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He lives and works in Beijing China. |
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Danièle Sicard
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Collections selection
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China
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| Beijing |
Chevron Corporate Collection
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| Beijing |
NAMOC National Art Museum Of China
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Heaven, Earth and Man’s Museum
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Singapore
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| Singapore |
Standard Chartered Bank
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United Kingdom
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Standard Chartered Bank
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Solo exhibitions selection
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2007
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Song of Workers Museum of Art Shanghai China
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2007
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Song of Workers My Humble House Art Gallery Taipei Taiwan |
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2007
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18.11 02.12 Chinese Historical Figures: 1966-1976 Today Art Museum Beijing China
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2008
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Portraits of Emptiness – Xu Weixin’sNarrative of Post-Maoist China ChinaSquare New York
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United States
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2010
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Figures Art Museum Wuhan China
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2012
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Renminbi: Faces of China and Currency of Images Harvard University Cambridge United States
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2012
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Seven Miners University of Chicago Center in Beijing China
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2016
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19.02 29.05 Monumental Portraits Musée de l'Université du Michigan Ann Arbor États-Unis
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expositions collectives sélection
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2005
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From this side to the other side - International Photography Festival Pingyao China
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2005
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Along the river : 1976-2005 Beijing Oil painting retrospect ive exhibition National Museum of Art
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Beijing China
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2006
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3rd Biennial Millenium Monument Beijing China
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2006
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Modern Art in China Asian Gallery Tokyo Japan
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2007
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Grassroots Humanity Contemporary Art Museum Beijing China
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2007
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Dialogue of Images National Museum Beijing China
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2007
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Fusion and creation Chinese renowned oil Painters Capital Museum Beijing China
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2009
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The fifth Anniversary Exhibition of China Realism School National Museum of China
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2012
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4th Triennial of Guangzhou Guangdong Museum Guangzhou China |
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