Xu Bing

the sketches signed in pinyin and dated 2000, framed under Plexiglas



Executed in 2001, this work is number one from an edition of four. It is accompanied by a set of four preparatory sketches.  

Washington DC, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing, 2001
Gwangju, Gwangju Art Museum, Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, 2002
Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum, Urban Creation, Shanghai Biennale, November, 2002 - January, 2003, p.231
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Xu Bing, 2003
Valencia, La Gallera, Xu Bing: The Well of Truth,  2004, pp.183 - 191
Tokyo, Mori Art Museum, The Elegance of Silence, Contemporary Art from East Asia, March - June, 2005, pp. 66-7
Denmark, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Made in China: Works from the Estella Collection, March - August 2007, fig. 89
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Made in China: Contemporary Chinese Art at the Israel Museum, September 2007 - March 2008

Britta Erickson, Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words: The Art of Xu Bing, Washington DC, 2001.

The sketches generally in good condition. The installation generally in good condition. Several characters damaged and repaired. A small number of characters with missing parts. Several characters have small abrasions and surface losses along the edges; Many have remains of old adhesive.
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