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Member of the National Chinese Artist Association
First President of the China Society of Modern Calligraphy and Painting
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1942
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Gu Gan 古干 ( 1942-2020 ) was born in Changsha, Hunan Province China.
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1962
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He studied Chinese painting and calligraphy at the Central Academy of Fine Art
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under Ye Qianyu ( 1907-1995 ), Huang Miaozi ( 1931- ) and Zhang Zhengyu ( 1904 -1976 )
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1966
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During the Cultural Revolution, he was assigned to a printing factory.
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1975
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He worked as editor-in-chief ( Fine Arts department ), at People's Literature Publishing
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House.
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1978
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He was elected Member of Research Academy for Traditional Painting. |
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1985
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He organized the First Modern Calligraphy in National Art Museum Beijing. |
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1986
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He published The Formation of Modern Calligraphy, the First book on Modern Calligraphy.
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1987-1993
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He was invited to lecture in Germany, by the University of Bonn and Fine Arts Instiute.
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of Hambourg. |
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Publication of The Three Steps of Modern Calligraphy in english 1990, in chinese 1992.
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1996
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He designed the label for Mouton Rothschild 1996
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In a single drawing, Heart to Heart, he has brought five ideograms signifying heart,
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and for each one he varied the color and the line.
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2000
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He received the China National Outstanding Artist Award |
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2002
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He participated in: Brushes with surprise : The Art of Calligaphy In Modern China |
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British Museum Londres United Kingdom. |
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2020
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He passed away, at the age of 78, in Beijing China.
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Collections selection
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Austria
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| Vienna |
Art History Museum |
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China
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| Beijing |
National Art Museum |
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Germany
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| Cologne |
East Asian Art Museum
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United Kingdom
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| London |
British Museum |
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Ashmolean Museum
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exhibitions selection |
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1998
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Solo exhibition Michael Goedhuis London United Kingdom |
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2000
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Taipei Art Fair Taipei Taiwan |
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2000
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Collection of Gu Gan's paintings Solo exhibition Princess Diana Family Museum
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2001
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China without Borders Sotheby's New York United States |
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2002
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Brushes with surprise : The Art of Calligaphy In Modern China British Museum London
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United Kingdom |
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2005
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Ink Goedhuis Contemporary New York United States
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2006
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Recent Paintigs Solo exhibition Michael Goedhuis London United Kingdom
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2010
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Top Asian Art China World Trade Centre Beijing China
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2013
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Modern Chinese - Gu Gan - Pu Lieping Modern Art Institute Valence Spain |
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2014
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Calligraphic Art Solo exhibition Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong China
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2015
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Ink Asia Hong Kong China |
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2018
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The Voice of the Brush - part1 Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong China
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Gu Gan 古干 - Harmony N°.2 - Ink on self-made Chinese paper 33 x 33 cm - 2007
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