Fang Lijun
Fang Lijun
Biography
Fang Lijun (Chinese born 1963) is an artist based in Beijing. He was born into a wealthy family with a high social status. In the 1990s, there was a cultural movement in China referred to as Cynical Realism of which Fang Lijun was a member. Living in China during this critical time shaped his worldview in terms of his views on art, human values, and morality.
Exhibitions
- 1996: Human Images in an Uncertain Age, The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo
- 1999: d'APERTutto, 48th Venice Biennale, Venice
- 2001: Asian Fine Art, Berlin
- 2002: Between Beijing and Dali, Woodcuts and Paintings 1989-2002, Ludwig Forum Fur InternationaleKunst Aachen
- 2003: Die Neue Kunsthalle II: natürlich – körperlich – sinnlich / The New Kunsthalle II: natural - physical - sensual, Kunsthalle Mannheim November 24, 2003 – March 7, 2004. Booklet: Rolf Lauter.
- 2004: Leben Ist Jetzt, Alexander Ochs Galleries Berlin, Beijing, Berlin, Germany
- 2005: National Galerie/China Art Museum, Beijing, China
- 2006: Kupferstichkabinett Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany
- 2016: Chinese Whispers, Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Bern, Switzerland