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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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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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2007
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Max Protetch Gallery, New York, New York
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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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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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