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Xu Bing was born in Chongqing, China in 1955 and raised in Beijing. He enrolled in the Printmaking Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1977, completed his studies in 1981, and later joined the faculty. He went on to earn a master's degree from the same institution in 1987.
Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Forest Project & Book from the Ground
The exhibition revolves around the Xu Bing Tianshu Rocket launched by Xu Bing and i-Space. The unique exhibition is presented through a large number of texts, pictures, video materials, and works of art, investigating the history of space art.
Xu Bing Art Satellite Creative Residency Project 2024 Background Story: Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains
XU BING - ABOUT - GROUP. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS. 2024. Inside & outside of a book, Fang suo, Beijing, China. The 3rd Guardian Art Book Fair, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China. Illusive Masks, SeeWell International Art Center, Fuzhou, China. Thirty years of Contemporary Art in China and Singapore, Museum of Contemporary Art, Suzhou, China.
Xu Bing has expressed his preference for the hand-drawn quality of cartoons that evoke memories of his childhood, despite the revolutionization of computer-generated images that offer unparalleled beauty.
Launched by Xu Bing and i-Space, Xu Bing Tianshu Rocket is an invaluable contribution to the evolving realm of space art. This unprecedented “art rocket” pays homage to the achievements of Chinese astronauts and embodies the innovative spirit that resonates in Xu Bing’s works.
In the current overall situation of the integration of technology and art, Xu Bing hopes to convey his perception of the current multidimensional reality through low-tech traditional media, as well as reflections on the future trend of “reading pictures” or even “comprehending symbols.”.
Xu Bing’s Book from the Ground, which he has been working on since 2003, is an ongoing exploration of communication and language. The project involves compiling symbols and pictograms from the public sphere and using them to create a book exclusively written in visual language.
