Fang Lijun
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Fang Lijun is an artist based in Beijing
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He has shown work internationally in exhibitions including The Next Ones at Alexander Ochs http://www.alexanderochs-galleries.de/content.html, Beijing
, New Work, New Acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org in New York
and Alors, la Chine? at the Pompidou Centre http://www.centrepompidou.fr in Paris
. He is represented by Galerie am Gendarmenmarkt http://www.galerie-am-gendarmenmarkt.com/ in Berlin
, Thomas Erben http://www.thomaserben.com/ in New York
, Soobin Art International http://www.soobinart.com.sg/ in Singapore
and Hanmo Gallery http://www.hanmo.com.cn/ in Beijing. Fang Lijun is a founder of the Cynical Realist
style in China and works often include aggressive, bald figures.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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He has shown work internationally in exhibitions including The Next Ones at Alexander Ochs http://www.alexanderochs-galleries.de/content.html, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, New Work, New Acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
http://www.moma.org in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Alors, la Chine? at the Pompidou Centre http://www.centrepompidou.fr in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He is represented by Galerie am Gendarmenmarkt http://www.galerie-am-gendarmenmarkt.com/ in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Thomas Erben http://www.thomaserben.com/ in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Soobin Art International http://www.soobinart.com.sg/ in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Hanmo Gallery http://www.hanmo.com.cn/ in Beijing. Fang Lijun is a founder of the Cynical Realist
Cynical Realism
Cynical realism is a contemporary movement in Chinese art, especially in the form of painting, that began in the 1990s. Beginning in Beijing, it has become the most popular Chinese contemporary art movement in mainland China. It arose through the pursuit of individual expression by Chinese artists...
style in China and works often include aggressive, bald figures.