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Yue Minjun Biography
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1962 |
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Born in Daqing, Hei Long Jiang province, China
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1979 |
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Worked as an electrician, Ocean Oil Company, Tianjin
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1983 |
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Graduated form Hebei Normal University, oil painting department
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1996 |
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Designed Redstar watch for The Artists Collection of Swatch Watches, 1996 Spring Collection
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2009
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COLOSSAL - KUNST FAKT FIKTION, Museum und Park Varusschlacht im Osnabrücker Land, Germany
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2009
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China in Transition: George Legrady und aktuelle chinesische Malerei, Stiftung Ahlers Pro Arte und Stiftung Kestner Pro Arte, Hannover, Germany
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2009
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Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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2009
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Facing China, Haugar - Vestfold Museum in Tonsberg, Norway / Kuopio Art Museum, Finland / Salo Art Museum, Finland / Ystads Konstmuseum, Sweden.
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2009
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Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China
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2009
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The Archeological Discovery in A.D. 3009, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China (solo)
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2008
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The Revolution Continues: New Chinese Art, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
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2008
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Loss of Control, Crossing the boundaries to art from Félicien Rops to the present. Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst und Design, Herford, Germany
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2008
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Facing China, Stadtgalerie Schwaz, Austria / Kunstraum Innsbruck, Austria / Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
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2008
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Translocalmotion. 7th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China
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2008
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Facing Reality-Selection of Chinese Contemporary Art, National Art Museum of China
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2007
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China-Facing Reality, Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation, Vienna, Austria
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2007
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Post Martial Law vs Post ’89: The Contemporary Art in Taiwan and China, Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, China
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2007
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Max Protetch Gallery, New York, New York
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2007
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Yue Minjun and the Symbolic Smile, Queens Museum, New York, U.S.A. (solo)
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2007
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Yue Minjun: Looking for Art, Beijing Commune, Beijing, China (solo)
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2007
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Yue Minjun: I Love Laughing, Asia Society, New York, U.S.A. (solo)
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2007
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Red Hot! Asian Art from the Chaney Family Collection, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
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2007
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The Year of the Golden Pig - Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, UK
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2006 - 2007
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China now - Kunst in Zeiten des Umbruchs, Sammlung Essl - Kunsthaus, Klosterneuburg
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2006
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Xianfeng! Chinese avant-garde, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, Netherlands
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2006
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Yue Minjun: Manipulation Series, Enrico Navarra Gallery, Paris, France (solo)
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2006
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Without Boundary, Pyo Gallery Seoul/ Pyo Gallery Beijing
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2006
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"The Reproduction of Idols: Yue Minjun, 2004-2006," He Xiang Ning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (solo)
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2006
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"Looking for Terrorists," Beijing Commune, Beijing, China (solo)
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2006
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"Radar: Selections from the Collection of Vicky and Kent Logan," Denver Art Museum, USA
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2006
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"Shu: Reinventing Book in Contemporary Chinese Art," China Institute Gallery, New York, USA
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2006
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"China Now," Sammlung Essl Privatstiftung, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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2005 - 2006
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"Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection," Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany
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2005
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"Beautiful Cynicism," Arario Beijing, China
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2005
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"Sky of Fate: Invited Exhibition of Chinese Paintings 2005," Shenzhen Art Museum, China
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2005
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"Plato and his seven spirits," BJ Century Overseas Chinese City, Shenzhen
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2005
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OCT Contemporary Art Terminal of He Xiangning Art Museum, China
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2005
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"Open 2005: International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations," Lido, Venice, Italy
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2005
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"XIANFENG: Chinese Avant-garde Sculpture," Museum Beelden Aan Zee, Hague/Scheveningen, The Netherlands
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2005
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"Mahjong: Sigg Collection of Modern Chinese Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, Switzerland
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2005
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"Dress Up in Art: Theme Exhibition on Traditional Chinese Operas," Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
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2005
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"Post Auratic Self Portrayal of Yue Min Jun," CP Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia (solo)
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2005
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"No U-Turn: China Contemporary Art," TNUR Guando Museum of Art, Taiwan, China
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2005
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"Conceptual Art: Exhibit of Contemporary Paintings from China," Shenzhen Art Museum, Guangdong, China
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2005
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Figur / Skulptur, Sammlung Essl - Kunsthaus, Klosterneuburg
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2004
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Twenty-Four Living Artist in China, Alexander Ochs Galleries Berlin, White Space Gallery, Beijing
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2004
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Stone Face BANG - Chinas first group printing exhibition, Shanghai
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2004
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Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai
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2004
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Contemporary Lithography Group Exhibition, L.A. Gallery Beijing, Beijing
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2004
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"Dreaming of the Dragon’s Nation: Contemporary Art Exhibition from China," Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
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2004
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Shanghai 5 Biennale: Techniques of the visible, Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
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2004
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"Guangju Biennale 2004: A Grain of Dust, A Drop of Water," Korea
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2004
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"Art on the Beach: Sculptures," Enrico Navarra Gallery, Ramatuelle, France
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2004
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"20 Years of Hanart TZ Gallery," Hong Kong Art Center
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2004
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"China, the Body Everywhere?" Maseille Museum of Contemporary Art, France
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2004
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"Yue Min Jun: Sculptures & Paintings," Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong (solo)
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2003
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"Yue Min Jun: Beijing Ironicals," Prüss & Ochs Gallery, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2003
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"Yue Min Jun," Meile Gallery, Switzerland (solo)
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2003
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"From China with Art," Indonesia National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
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2003
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"The Rest of the World," Neuffer Am Park, Pirmasens, Germany
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2003
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"Newe Kunsthalle Mannheim 2," Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany
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2003
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"CP Open Biennale 2003," Indonesia National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
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2003
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"People and People: Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art Collections of GDMA," Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMA), Guangzhou, China
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2003
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"Living Conditions: Selections from the GDMA Collection of Contemporary Chinese Art," GDMA, Guangzhou, China
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2003
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Der Rest Der Welt, Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin
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2002
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Conceptual Images: 2002 Chinese Contemporary Oil Painting, Shenzen Art Museum, Shenzhen
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2002
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Six Contemporary Chinese Artists, Reykjavik Art Museum at Kjarvalstadir, Reykjavik
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2002
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Things We Believe, Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin
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2002
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Spring Group Exhibition, Art Beatus, Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
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2002
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"Golden Harvest: Chinese Contemporary Exhibition," Croatia National Art Museum, Croatia
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2002
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"The First Guangzhou Triennial," Guangdong Museum of Art, China
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2002
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"Inaugural Exhibition: Contemporary Terracotta Warriors," The Esplanade, Singapore
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2002
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"Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition: Red Land, China," Gwangju Art Museum, Korea
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2002
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"Korea and Chinese Painting 2002: New Expression," Seoul Culture & Art Center, Korea
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2002
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"Chinese Contemporary Art," Rekjavik Art Museum, Iceland
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2002
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"A Point in Time-Changsha," Beauty Art Museum, Changsha, China
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2002
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"Soaking In Silly Laughter: One of Art Singapore 2002," Soobin Art Gallery, Singapore (solo)
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2002
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"Yue Min Jun: Handling," One World Art Center, Beijing, China (solo)
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2001
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"Ornament and Abstraction," Foundation Beyeler, Switzerland
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2001
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"Hotpot: Chinese Contemporary Art," Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
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2001
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"Towards a New lmage: Twenty Years of Contemporary Chinese Painting," National Art Museum, Beijing; Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai; Sichuan Art Museum, Chendu; Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
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2001
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"Song Zhuang," Stadtische Galerie im Buntentor Bremen & Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Germany
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2001
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"Chinese Mythology", Yidian Gallery, Shanghai
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2001
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New Works, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing
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2001
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"C'est Moi, C'est Nous", Galerie de France, Paris
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2001
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"Passe - Murailles", Musee de Picardie, Amiens
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2001
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"Millennium Portrait of China", Bremen City Gallery, Bremen
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2001
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New Image: 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Painting, touring major Chinese art museums
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2001
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Take Part, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne
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2001
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Group Exhibition, Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
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1999 - 2001
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Transparence-Opacite?, ACAVA, Aosta, Aix-en-Provence, La Villette, Paris, Brussels, Barcelona
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1999 - 2001
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Transparence-Opacite? ACAVA Aosta, Aix-en-Provence, La Villette-Paris
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2000
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"Red Ocean," Chinese Contemporary London, England (solo)
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2000
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Shanghai Art Fair 2000
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2000
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Futuro, Contemporary Art Centre of Macau
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2000
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The Dutch Gasunie, Groningen, Holland
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2000
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"Between..." Chengdu Upriver Residence, Kunming Upriver Club, China
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2000
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"Portraits of Chinese Contemporaries," The Culture Centre of Francois Mitterrand, France
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2000
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"Our Friends," Bauhaus University Art Gallery, Weimar, Germany
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1999
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"Transparence, opacité? 14 Chinese Contemporary Artists," France, Italy
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1999
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"1999 Open Channels: The First Collecting Exhibition of Dongyu Museum of Fine Arts," Dongyu Museum, Shenyang, China
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1999
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"New Modernism for a New Millennium: Works by Contemporary Asian Artists from the Logan Collection," Linn Gallery, San Francisco, USA
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1999
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d'APERTutto, 48th Venice Biennale, Venice
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1998
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The Grand Tour, Chinese Contemporary London, England
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1998
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5000 + 10, Chinese Contemporary London, England
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1998
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"The First Exhibition of Upriver Gallery Collection," He Xiangning Art Gallery, Shenzhen, China
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1998
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"It's Me! A Profile of Chinese Contemporary Art in the 90s," Forbidden City & Tai Miao, Beijing, China
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1998
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"Beijing Prediction: Contemporary Art of China," Beijing, China
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1997 - 1998
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8+8-1, Selected Paintings by Fifteen Contemporary Artists, Schoeni Art Gallery Hong Kong
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1997
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"China Now," Tokyo, Japan; Basel, Switzerland
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1997
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"Quotation Marks: Chinese Contemporary Paintings," Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
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1996 - 1997
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CHINA! Kunstmuseum Bonn. Traveled to Vienna, Berlin, Singapore, etc.
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1996
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Elevenses - The Avant Garde, Taikoo Palace, Hong Kong
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1996
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Inaugural Exhibition II, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1995
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Images of Women II, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1995
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New Trends '95, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
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1995
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The History of Chinese Oil Painting: From Realism to Post-modernism, Galerie Theoremes, Brussels
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1995
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5+5: Voices from Russia and China, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1995
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Visions of China: Contemporary Chinese Painting by Chinese Masters, Pacific City Club, Bangkok
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1995
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The Magnificent Duo - Recent Works by Yue Minjun and Yang Shaobin, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1995
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The Beijing 3: A Three Man Show by Zhang Gong, Yue Minjun and Yang Shaobin, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1994
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8+8, Contemporary Russian and Chinese Avant Garde Exhibition, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1994
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New Trends '94. Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
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1994
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Faces Behind the Bamboo Curtain - Works by Yue Minjun and Yang Shaobin, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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1994
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Art Asia '94, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
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1992
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Yuanmingyuan Artists Exhibition, Yuanmingyuan, Beijing
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1991
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Contemporary Modern Art Exhibition, Friendship Hotel, Beijing
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1987
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'S' Art Exhibition, Hebei Museum, Hebei
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2007
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China Art Book. Uta Grosenick / Caspar Schübbe (Ed.), 680 pages, approx. 850 images, trilingual: Engl./Ger./Chin., Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne 2007. www.chinaartbook.de
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