Qingsong, Wang (1966- ) - 2005 Dormitory
Wang Qingsong specializes in digitally enhanced photographs and oil paintings that address universal social conflicts. Widely considered the reigning master of photographic mise-en-scene (and high quality printing) in China today, Wang, born in 1966, lives and works in Beijing.
Wang holds the auction record, $864,943, in contemporary Chinese photography, for Follow Me, which depicts a teacher in front of a giant blackboard scribbled with slogans and brand names in English and Chinese.[1] His works have been sold at Sotheby's (New York and London locations) and Christie's (London).
Wang Qingsong has had solo exhibitions at Albion Gallery, London; PKM Gallery, Beijing; PKM Gallery, Seoul; MEWO Kunsthalle, Memmingen, Germany; and Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous group shows, including Action–Camera: Beijing Performance Photography (Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2008); Fabricating Images from History (Chinablue Gallery, Beijing, 2008); 21:Contemporary Art (Brooklyn Museum, 2008); Beyond Icon: Chinese Contemporary Art in Miami (Art Basel, Miami, 2007); Mirror Image of Diversity (Beijing Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing, 2007); and Body Language (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2008). Wang has also participated in the 2008 Shanghai Biennale; the Busan Biennale; and the 2006 Bucharest Biennale. Wang had his first solo museum exhibition at The Hammer Museum at UCLA in the spring of 2009.
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Qingsong, Wang (1966- ) - 2005 Dormitory
Wang Qingsong specializes in digitally enhanced photographs and oil paintings that address universal social conflicts. Widely considered the reigning master of photographic mise-en-scene (and high quality printing) in China today, Wang, born in 1966, lives and works in Beijing.
Wang holds the auction record, $864,943, in contemporary Chinese photography, for Follow Me, which depicts a teacher in front of a giant blackboard scribbled with slogans and brand names in English and Chinese.[1] His works have been sold at Sotheby's (New York and London locations) and Christie's (London).
Wang Qingsong has had solo exhibitions at Albion Gallery, London; PKM Gallery, Beijing; PKM Gallery, Seoul; MEWO Kunsthalle, Memmingen, Germany; and Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous group shows, including Action–Camera: Beijing Performance Photography (Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2008); Fabricating Images from History (Chinablue Gallery, Beijing, 2008); 21:Contemporary Art (Brooklyn Museum, 2008); Beyond Icon: Chinese Contemporary Art in Miami (Art Basel, Miami, 2007); Mirror Image of Diversity (Beijing Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing, 2007); and Body Language (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2008). Wang has also participated in the 2008 Shanghai Biennale; the Busan Biennale; and the 2006 Bucharest Biennale. Wang had his first solo museum exhibition at The Hammer Museum at UCLA in the spring of 2009.
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