Born in 1957 in Harbin, China. / Lives and works in Beijing, China.
Wang Guangyi is one of China's most interesting new artists who appeared in the early nineties and is known as a leading figure in "political pop art". In his artwork, he evokes the ironic effect produced by the juxtaposition of icons, cultural or other, from different eras of anatomic structuralism. Over the past decade, Wang Guangyi has consolidated his reputation as an artist who has completely renewed Chinese painting, before starting to create impressive sculptures. His work has been exhibited in many large international exhibitions such as the 45th Venice Biennial in 1993, the 1st Guangzhou Triennial in 2002, Alors la Chine?, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris in 2003.