Xu Bing
Xu Bing (Chinese: 徐冰; pinyin: Xú Bīng; born 1955) is a Chinese artist who served as vice-president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is known for his printmaking skills and installation art, as well as his creative artistic use of language, words, and text and how they have affected our understanding of the world. He is an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. He was awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1999 and the Fukuoka Prize in 2003.
Xu Bing | |
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Xu Bing at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2011 | |
| Born | Xu Bing 1955 (age 68–69) Chongqing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Printmaking |
| Known for | Installation art, Printmaking, Calligraphy |
| Notable work | A Book from the Sky |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellows Program |
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