Artist
Xu Bing
b. 1955 · Chinese-American
Xu Bing investigates language, writing and cultural translation through monumental print installations, invented scripts and public projects. His Book from the Sky used thousands of hand-carved pseudo-Chinese characters that look authoritative but cannot be read.
Printmaking; installation; calligraphy
Major Works
- 1987–91Book from the Sky →
- 1994 onwardSquare Word Calligraphy →
- 1990–91Ghosts Pounding the Wall →
- 2008–10Phoenix →
- 2004 onwardBackground Story →
- 1999–2011Tobacco Project →
- 1994A Case Study of Transference →
- 2017Dragonfly Eyes →
- 2003 onwardBook from the Ground →
- 2004Where Does the Dust Itself Collect? →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo