Xu Bing

“Thinking and Creating Way Outside the Box: Xu Bing, China’s Most Contemporary Artist”

Xu Bing is one of the most celebrated and imaginative contemporary artists in China and the world today. He will preview his current project to launch an ‘art rocket’ into space, as well as review some of his past astounding productions of sculptures, videos, installations and books, notably Book from the Ground and Book from The Sky.

Biography
Xu Bing was born in Chongqing, China in 1955 and raised in Beijing. He enrolled in the Printmaking Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1977, completed his studies in 1981, and later joined the faculty. He earned his master's degree in 1987 was invited to the United States as an honorary artist in 1990. In 2007, he returned to China and assumed several leadership roles at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, including Vice President, professor, and supervisor of doctoral students. Currently, he divides his time between Beijing and New York. Xu Bing's work has been displayed in numerous prestigious venues around the world, and he has been the recipient of several esteemed awards.