- China Academy of Art
Gu Wenda developed large works from invented pseudo-Chinese characters before expanding into monumental installations using human hair, flags and invented scripts. His practice examines language, nationalism and the limits of cultural legibility.
Installation; ink; language
Artist Films
Gu Wenda on the artist as peacemaker
San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1980sPseudo-Characters Series
- 1993 onwardUnited Nations Project
- 1998Temple of Heaven
- 1993–2005Forest of Stone Steles—Retranslation and Rewriting of Tang Poetry
- 1990sChina Park
- 1980sMythos of Lost Dynasties
- 1990sHair Temple
- 1990sUnited Nations—Man and Space
- 1980sInk Alchemy
- 1990sHeavenly Lantern
Interviews & Writing
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