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Zao Wou-Ki |
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Zao Wou-Ki 赵无极 with Li Shuang 李爽 |
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赵无极 pinyin Zhao Wuji |
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China 1921 Zao Wou-Ki was
born in Beijing on February 13th , in a family of intellectuals
France After
visiting Italy, Spain, Holland, England, he spent some time in New
York. 1957 Gildo
Caputo and Myriam Prévot asked him to work for la Galerie de France. 1973 After a long interruption, Zao Wou-Ki began painting large formats, most of which will be exhibited 1978 With his new wife, Françoise Marquet, curator of the Museums of the City of Paris, he will be in contact The Honors 1979 The National Library presented eighty prints from the donation of Zao Wou-Ki, with a number 1980 He was appointed professor of mural paint at the ENSAD of Paris. 1981 Major retrospective of his work at the “Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais”, in Paris. 1983 Invited by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, Zao Wou-Ki exhibited for the first time since he left to China, 1984 He was appointed Officer of the Legion of Honor, on the proposal of the Minister of Culture, Jack Lang. 1988 Major retrospective organized by Artcurial at the F.I.A.C and also, release of his autobiography 1993 He
was promoted to Commander of the Legion of Honor by the President of
the French Republic, 1994 Winner
of the Premium Imperial Award of painting in Japan, he went with his
wife to Tokyo in order 1996 Retrospective
at the Museum of Arts in Kaohsiung,Taiwan, then, to the Hong Kong
Museum of Art. 2002 He
was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts on December 4, the
chair of Jean Carzou.
2010 Retrospective at the Arpad Szenes-Vieira da Silva Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. 2011 He created 14 stained glasses for the réfectoire des chanoines du prieuré of Saint-Cosmes à La Riche 2012 Suffering from Alzheimer disease, Zao wou-ki recently moved to Switzerland with his wife, on the shores of Lake Leman. A legal battle is ongoing because the son of the artist Jia-Ling Zhao, contest that decision by accusing his stepmother ( who created the Geneva Zao Wou-Ki Foundation ) to monopolize the work of his husband. Two procedures for guardianship have been incurred. 2013 Since late March, the painter was hospitalized twice. He died Tuesday, April 9 at the age of 93. He is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery, alongside with Chan May ,his second wife and mother of his daughter. D. Sicard
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