Wu Mingzhong ( 武明中 ) 1963 Born in Hebei province, Wu Mingzhong is one of most important and influential artist in recent years. From his fragile emotional experience, He has stumbled upon the glass as a medium to reflect the psychological connection of man, with the conversion of concept he has transformed it into a new artistic language - the fragility and transparency. The language became the aesthetic core of Wu Mingzhong's painting, it not only reflects the analysis of people s fragile psychology, but also presents the implication of transparent sociology. If we say that the former evokes more personalized feeling on visual perception, then the latter is more emphasis on the analysis of social system. Wu Mingzhong's painting is indeed a special case, his art language is unique, that is to say that we can hardly find the similar language or style with him, because his painting was created with a reverse thinking, that is why his artistic language, style and concept cannot be stated clearly. This is a very interesting story. If you look at the genealogy of Chinese contemporary art, we want to know what new painting is after the "Political Pop" and "Cynical Realism". If the "New" of painting does exist, what is it? What is the "New"? What is the connection of the new and the old? Wu Mingzhong seems to represent the mood of the new painting, he has structured a very identical conceptual relationship between the resolution of paradox in reality and the uncertainty, fragility and vulnerability arising from glass. Therefore, new paintings of Wu Mingzhong deliver something more than the image itself, the charm of painting that brings people s ideas. The charm not only refers to the visual pleasure, but also includes meditation, this is just the higher state of painting.
Performance History History (2007) is of a similar size and provenance, (230 cm x 400.0 cm) which was sold for 317,020 USD on the 28 th of May 2008 Auction records (excluding prints) The above graph is in EUR.
Number of Lots Sold As indicated in the bar graph above, works form the artist have been held by investors since the turn of the decade Curriculum Vitae 1963 Born in Hebei province, 1988 Graduated from the Fine Arts Dept. of Hebei teachers College, BFA 1997 Graduated from the Fine Arts Dept. of Capital Normal University, MFA 2003-2004 The visiting scholar of Repin State Academic Institute of Painting Sculpture and Architecture in Russia 2005 The visiting scholar of State University of New York at Buffalo in USA. Currently lives in Beijing. Associate Professor of College of Fine Arts, Capital Normal University, Beijing,. Solo Exhibitions 2014 Hey, Just Chill! Wu Mingzhong Solo Exhibition Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2011 Hi,2011 - Wu Mingzhong Solo Exhibition Leeahn Gallery Korea 2009 Fake Authenticity - Wu Mingzhong Solo Exhibition, Today Art Museum Beijing, 2007 Hey, Be careful - Wu Mingzhong Solo Exhibition, Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2007 Implosion - Art Work of Wu Mingzhong Gallery Beijing Space Beijing, 2006 Chinese Reporting - Oil Paintings of Wu Mingzhong, 798 Avant Gallery 2006, New York, USA 2004 Wu Mingzhong Painting Exhibition - the visiting scholar of Liebin Academy of Fine Arts, Art Museum of Capital Normal University, Beijing,
Group Exhibitions 2013 Beijing - Sophia New Vision of Chinese Contemporary Art 2013 Art Center of Sophia National Telecommunication Museum, Bulgaria 2012 ReHistory - Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art Shenzhen Art Museum, Hubei Art Museum 2011 Unable Absence - Winxuan Contemporary Art Exhibition Winxuan Museum Chengdu 2011 Mountains Beyond Mountains-San Qing Mountain Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition, Yue Art Museum Beijing, 2010 Negociation - The Second Today s Documents Today Art Museum Beijing, 2010 Reshaping History-rt from 2000 to 2009 National Convention Centre, 2010 Welcomes You Oldenburg Museum Germany 2009 Historical Image - s Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition Shengzhen Art Museum, 2009 Speak Describe - 2009 Cross-Strait Contemporary Art, Taiwan Art Museum Taiwan, The National Museum of Fine Art, Beijing. 2009 Beijing-Havana The Revolution of Art The National Museum of Fine Art, Cuba 2009 Serious Condition 12 Contemporary Artists Show, Wall Art Gallery,Beijing, 2008 Shanghai Biennale 2008 Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, 2008 YOUniverse- Biennale of Seville Monastery de Ntra. Sra. De las Cuevas. Spain 2008 Beijing-Athens: Contemporary Art from Greek Athens National Contemporary Art Center, Athens, Greek 2008 Accelerate: ChineseContemporary Art, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore 2008 Chinese Reputation - Influence, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong 2008 3.15 Let s Consume Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, 2008, Beijing, 2007 Chinese Contemporary SOCART, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2007 Pocheon Asia Biennale 2007, Pocheon, Korea 2007 The Thermocline - New Asian Waves, ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe, Germany 2007 Floating - New Generation Art in, Korea National Museum of Modern Art, Korea 2007 Chinese Whispers - Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Osage Gallery Hong Kong 2007 Contemporary Art Exhibition Visual Arts Center, Beijing, 2007 The Power of the Universe - An Exhibition the Frontier of Contemporary Chinese Art Asia Art Center Beijing, 2007 A New Realm - A Grand Vision of Contemporary Chinese Art, Soka Art Center, Taipei 2007 Shanghai Art Expo - International Modern Art Shanghai Expo Center, 2006 37 Basel International Contemporary Art Fail, Basel, Switzerland 2006 Re-excavate the Contemporary Realism, Soka Art Center / Soka Contemporary Space, Beijing, 2005 Grounding Reality - New Chinese Contemporary Art, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2005 Chinese Young Artist Fine Works Exhibition-The Second Beijing International Art Biennale 2005, The Art Museum of Millennium Monument, Beijing, 2005 Beijing Art Document Exhibition Beijing, 2005 So beautiful Landscape painting Exhibition, Baiwang Gallery, Beijing, 2005 Born in - Chinese Contemporary Art, Goedhuis Contemporary Gallery, New York, USA 2004 the Nominative Exhibition of Youth Artists Exhibition 1960-1970, Today Art Museum, Beijing, 200 Embracing the New Century Third National Exhibition of Oil Paintings, National Museum of Fine Art, Beijing, 2003 Chinese Art Today, The Art Museum of Millennium Monument, Beijing, 2000 The Academic Exhibition of Beijing Oil Painting, Huanyu Sutra Gallery, Beijing, 1999 Juxtapositions-Seven Painters, National Museum of Fine Art, Beijing, 1998 The Academic Exhibition of Beijing Youth Oil Painters, Art Gallery of Beijing International Art Palace, Beijing,