Wu Shaoxiang
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Wu Shaoxiang is a Chinese
contemporary sculptor.
. Having only received ongoing formal education until he was twelve, Wu was sent to work on a farm to lay bricks and saw wood for rafters. It was only when he turned twenty-one did he begin his career as a sculptor.
From 1978-1982 Wu studied sculpture at the Jingdezhen
Ceramics Institute, then left to work at the China National Design Association in Beijing for two years. From 1984-1987, he pursued postgraduate studies under the sculptor Professor Zheng Ke, at the Central Academy of Arts and Design, now the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University
, Beijing
, China. An important figure in China's New-Wave art movement, Wu won the first scholarship awarded by the city of Beijing, and was named one of the "Ten Most Influential Chinese Avant-Garde Artists" by Fine Arts of China (the most important magazine at the time for modern art published in China). After graduating with a Master's degree, he spent a year teaching as a professor at the school. In 1989, Wu and his sculptor wife, Jiang Shuo, and their three-year old son immigrated to Austria
, where the couple established a joint studio. Since then, Wu has exhibited extensively in America, Asia, and Europe. His works are also widely collected by museums and prestigious institutions worldwide.
and Brancusi, and also the artistic method of Chinese impressionism. This series was noted at the time for their abstract presentation of the female body, and representation of sexual consciousness. It was made mainly of cast copper, which was polished to diminish the strength of the material, creating a smooth and luminous tactile experience. Such work indicated the lack of exploration in sexual themes in China, establishing Wu as an artistic pioneer at that time.
Wu was also an active participant in the Chinese modern art circle. He wanted to provide greater international exposure to Chinese art, and avidly explored and incorporated contemporary ideas in his works. In this sense, he was much bolder compared to his more conservative and conventional contemporaries who were hesitant in addressing sexual themes. As a result, he helped to begin a new chapter in modern Chinese art history.
While in Austria, Wu believed that the European country possessed a more liberal environment that could allow him the freedom to artistically express himself. He attempted to detach himself from the art movement in China, but found it a challenge. This made Wu feel like a foreigner towards his home country, and in the country he now inhabited. Thus, it would become inevitable for Wu to return to his identity, however, he would do so whilst keeping a global perspective. Some themes he explored included the concept of Yin and Yang
– which relates to Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine.
The development of his past work along with a greater awareness of consumer culture would enable Wu to create his "Coin Series" in 1991, where he used coins as a medium for sculpting. For example, Apple, made up of 45,000 Austrian shilling coins, is recorded in The Guinness Book of Records in 1995 as the first and biggest coin sculpture in the world.
He uses coins to produce interpretations of both Western and Chinese sculptural forms, including Mao Zedong
, Deng Xiaoping
, Bill Gates
, the Greek Goddess of Love, Venus
, the logo of McDonalds, and a can of Coca-Cola
. This would allow him to convey a strong social message, and to establish his individual artistic signature on the international art stage, earning him prominent recognition.
In 2001, for his first solo exhibition in the United States at Plum Blossoms gallery in New York - Coining MOMA, Wu Shaoxiang rendered with wielded coins his own representation of the permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art, for example works from Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Aristide Maillol, and Jasper Johns. In doing so, he was indicating that enterprises such as MoMA were increasingly driven by business, carrying out nationwide publicity campaigns and reproducing famous works on gift items for sale in museum shops. In effect, they had reduced artistic images to commercial images.
In his latest work, the "Walking Wealth" series, Wu continues to explore the theme of wealth and modern consumer culture, though this time using a new form of innovative sculptural representation - life-sized human figures made out of bronze-cast US dollar notes.
With their unique body language and presentation, these anonymous figures are amusing commentaries on mankind's seemingly immense hunger for monetary fulfillment. Wu once again demonstrates his talent in incorporating form and concept in novel and remarkable ways.
, China, 1985
• Sculptures, Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1987
• Dream, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1988
• Sculptures and Paintings, City Hall Gallery, Klagenfurt
, Austria
, 1990
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart
, Germany
, 1991
• Sculptures, Gallery d' Art Teroema, Florence
, Italy
, 1991
• Apple, Messe Palast, Vienna
, Austria, 1991
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Burg Montendorf, Salzburg
, Austria, 1991
• Sculptures and Paintings, Raiffeisen Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1991
• Joint exhibition with Jiang Shuo, Culture House, Knittelfeld
, Austria, 1991
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Nemenz, Judenberg
, Austria, 1992
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Zentrum, Graz
, Austria, 1993
• Sculptures and Paintings, Europe House, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
• Recent Sculptures, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
, 1994
• The Art of Coining, Hanart Gallery, Taipei
, Taiwan
, 1995
• Sculptor, The Rotunda, Exchange Square
, Hong Kong, 1996
• Wu Shaoxiang-New Works, Gallery Kolly, Graz, Austria, 1996
• Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Gallery Zentrum, Graz, Austria, 1997
• Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Shellanda Company, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Wu Shaoxiang, Gallery Daghofer, Leoben
, Austria, 1998
• Blander and Wu Shaoxiang, Funda Gallery, St.Veit/GL, Austria, 1998
• Wu Shaoxiang, Gallery Dida, Graz, Austria, 1999
• Red Memory, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1999
• Sculptures and Paintings, Salzburg Art Fair, Salzburg, Austria, 1999
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Synarte, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2000
• Coining, AAI Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2001
• Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Schloss Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg
, Austria, 2001
• Coining MoMA, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York
, USA, 2001
• Sculptures and Paintings, Schloss Gabelhofen, Fohnsdorf
, Austria, 2003
• Chase, Linda Gallery, Jakarta
, Indonesia
, 2006
• Chase, Linda Gallery, Singapore
, 2006
• Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang Exhibition at Songzhuang Museum, Beijing, China, 2007
, China, 1981
• National Art Academy's Drawing Exhibition, China Art Academy, Hangzhou
, China, 1981
• New Works from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen
, 1982
• Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, China, 1982
• National Sculpture Exhibition, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1986
• Works by Young Beijing Artist, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
• Contemporary Chinese Fine Art, Toronto Exhibition Hall, Toronto
, Canada
, 1987
• Excellent Chinese Urban Sculptures, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
• Tradition and Modern - New Sculptures, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
• 30 Years The Central Academy of Arts & Design, Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1988
• Avant-garde China, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1989
• New Expressionism in China, China National History Museum, Beijing, China, 1989
• Joint exhibition with Svetnik, Velden Art Centre, Velden
, Austria, 1990
• Packaged Art, Bündner Art Museum, Chur
, Switzerland
, 1990
• International Art Exhibition, Stadgarden Gallery, Norden
, Germany
, 1990
• The Spirit of Times, Gallery Hinteregger, St. Polten, Austria, 1993
• New Trends Art Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
, Hong Kong, 1994
• Tresors Singapore, World Trade Centre, Singapore, 1994
• Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, presented by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994
• Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, 1995
• Budapest Art Expo, Budapest
, Hungary
, 1995
• Table for Two, LKF Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
• The Collector's View, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 1997
• Contemporary Austrian Painter, The Rotunda, Exchange Square
, Hong Kong, 1997
• The International Contemporary Art Fair, Palace Degli Affari, Florence
, Italy, 1998
• Contemporary Austrian Painter, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1998
• The International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles
, USA, 1999
• Chinese Figure, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2000
• The 20th Century Art, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2000
• Goedhuis Contemporary, London
, United Kingdom
, 2000
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2001
• The International Pavilion of Palm Beach, Art Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 2001
• Salon de Mars, Geneva
, Switzerland, 2001
• The International Asian Art Fair, Lincoln Art Centre, New York, USA, 2002
• Configurations, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, Hong Kong, 2002
• International Biennial of Contemporary Art Austria, Hüttenberg, Austria, 2002
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2003
• Sculptures, Elizabeth Weiner Fine Art Gallery, Santa Monica
, California
, USA, 2003
• ArtSingapore 2006, Singapore, 2006
• Shanghai Art Fair 2007, Shanghai
, China, 2007
• ARTSingapore 2007, The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Singapore, 2007
• Art Beijing 2007, Beijing, China, 2007
• China International Gallery Exposition 2007, Beijing, China, 2007
• The Four Feelings, China Association of letters and Arts, Beijing, China, 1987
• The See of Knowledge, Central University of Finance, Beijing, China, 1987
• Masks, Beijing International Hotel, Beijing, China, 1987
• Bath, The Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1987
• Victory, The Revolution Monument, Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang
, China, 1988
• City Symbol Sculpture, Luzhu City, China, 1988
• Meditation, Europe Sculpture Park, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1988
• Family (fountain), local government, St Veit/Glan, Austria, 1989
• Gentle Breath, Austrian National Bank, Vienna, Austria, 1990
• Dancing Spirit, Stroh Centre, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1990
• Sitting Girl, Treibach Sport Centre, Treibach, Austria, 1991
• Heavenly Dog, Hardy Collection Museum, Pörtschach, Austria, 1991
• Turning Figure, Karnten State Culture Council, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1991
• Apple, National Bank, Vienna, Austria, 1992
• Hand (Fountain), Köck Villa, Velden, Austria, 1992
• Telephon, Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart
, Germany, 1992
• Inner Movement, DAF Aichwalder, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
• Flutist, House Hinteregger, St, Pölten, Austria, 1993
• Turning Figure, City Government, St.Veit/Glan, Austria, 1993
• Window, Raiffeisen Lands Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
• The Seed of Jade, RBB Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1994
• The Great Venus of 20th Century, Wing on Art Collection St. Paul, De Veuce, France
, 1994
• Head, Klagenfurt City Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1994
• The Great Venus of 20th Century, New World Centre
, Kowloon
, Hong Kong, 1995
• The Moon, Renaissance Hotel, Hong Kong, 1995
• Winged Source (fountain), Ford Sintsching, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1995
• Banana, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 1995
• Gentle Breath, New World Hotel, Shenzhen
, China, 1995
• Family (fountain), Starmann Company, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1996
• Enjoyable (fountain), County Attendant Centre, County Government, Moosburg
, Austria, 1996
• Torso, Schwarzneger Art collection, Los Angeles, USA, 1996
• The Moon, LKH 2000 Sculpture Park, Karnten State Government, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Gentle Breath, Björn Borg Collection, Stockholm
, Sweden
, 1997
• Coin, Control Bank, Vienna, Austria, 1997
• Venus, RBB Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Sepe, State Icehockey Hall, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Goddess, Leoben City Government, Leoben
, Austria, 1998
• Venus, RBB Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1998
• Cloud, Villa Borovnik, Ferlach
, Austria, 1998
• Goddess, Beijing Silver Tower, Beijing, China, 1998
• Mao, Venus From British Museum, Crow Art Museum, Dallas, USA, 1999
• Head From Gugenheim, Karnten State Government, Austria, 1999
• Man On Peach, Hypo Landesbank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1999
• Fountain, Villa Ried, St.Veit, Austria, 2000
• Deng Xiaoping Souvenir Badge, Wadsworth Collection, New York, USA, 2001
• Patrick, Schloss Pakein, Grafenstein
, Austria, 2001
• Circulate, Volksbank Karnten Sud, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2001
• Pomegrante, Barmherzigen Bruder Hospital, St. Veit, Austria, 2001
• Harmonious (fountain), Ebental District Government, Ebental, Austria, 2002
• Harmonious (fountain), Wolkensberg Foundation, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2002
• Torso From Louvre, RBB Bank Spittal, Spittal an der Drau
, Austria, 2002
• Clouds VI, Celebrity Cruises, Miami, USA, 2002
• Head From British Museum, Bowl, Torso, Cyber Club, Hong Kong, 2003
• Family III (fountain), Singulus, Umag
, Croatia
, 2003
• Coining MoMA- Brancusi, Tree, H.M.Z. Foundation, Fohnsdo, 2003
China
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contemporary sculptor.
Biography
Wu Shaoxiang was born in 1957 in Jiangxi Province, ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Having only received ongoing formal education until he was twelve, Wu was sent to work on a farm to lay bricks and saw wood for rafters. It was only when he turned twenty-one did he begin his career as a sculptor.
From 1978-1982 Wu studied sculpture at the Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen , is a prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province, China, with a total population of 1,554,000 . It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing quality pottery for 1700 years. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2000...
Ceramics Institute, then left to work at the China National Design Association in Beijing for two years. From 1984-1987, he pursued postgraduate studies under the sculptor Professor Zheng Ke, at the Central Academy of Arts and Design, now the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
, 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...
, China. An important figure in China's New-Wave art movement, Wu won the first scholarship awarded by the city of Beijing, and was named one of the "Ten Most Influential Chinese Avant-Garde Artists" by Fine Arts of China (the most important magazine at the time for modern art published in China). After graduating with a Master's degree, he spent a year teaching as a professor at the school. In 1989, Wu and his sculptor wife, Jiang Shuo, and their three-year old son immigrated to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, where the couple established a joint studio. Since then, Wu has exhibited extensively in America, Asia, and Europe. His works are also widely collected by museums and prestigious institutions worldwide.
Early Works
Wu's work first caught the attention of the public through several modern abstract sculptures, which were commissioned for several locations, including a Beijing park, the Theatre of the Chinese Association of the Arts, and the Central Academy of Science. In his early stage as a sculptor, Wu was influenced by Western modernism. His "Outcry Series" created during the mid-1980s resembled the stylistic representation of sculptors such as ArpJean Arp
Jean Arp / Hans Arp was a German-French, or Alsatian, sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper....
and Brancusi, and also the artistic method of Chinese impressionism. This series was noted at the time for their abstract presentation of the female body, and representation of sexual consciousness. It was made mainly of cast copper, which was polished to diminish the strength of the material, creating a smooth and luminous tactile experience. Such work indicated the lack of exploration in sexual themes in China, establishing Wu as an artistic pioneer at that time.
Wu was also an active participant in the Chinese modern art circle. He wanted to provide greater international exposure to Chinese art, and avidly explored and incorporated contemporary ideas in his works. In this sense, he was much bolder compared to his more conservative and conventional contemporaries who were hesitant in addressing sexual themes. As a result, he helped to begin a new chapter in modern Chinese art history.
While in Austria, Wu believed that the European country possessed a more liberal environment that could allow him the freedom to artistically express himself. He attempted to detach himself from the art movement in China, but found it a challenge. This made Wu feel like a foreigner towards his home country, and in the country he now inhabited. Thus, it would become inevitable for Wu to return to his identity, however, he would do so whilst keeping a global perspective. Some themes he explored included the concept of Yin and Yang
Yin and yang
In Asian philosophy, the concept of yin yang , which is often referred to in the West as "yin and yang", is used to describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. Opposites thus only...
– which relates to Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine.
Later Works
Living abroad allowed Wu to become more familiar with the relationship between art and commerce. He also witnessed what he felt were the detrimental effects of globalization on art. He noticed that during museum visits, the artists he respected as important voices of change were commercialized and degraded to brand names, as their creations were reproduced on all types of consumer products.The development of his past work along with a greater awareness of consumer culture would enable Wu to create his "Coin Series" in 1991, where he used coins as a medium for sculpting. For example, Apple, made up of 45,000 Austrian shilling coins, is recorded in The Guinness Book of Records in 1995 as the first and biggest coin sculpture in the world.
He uses coins to produce interpretations of both Western and Chinese sculptural forms, including Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
, Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy...
, Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
, the Greek Goddess of Love, Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
, the logo of McDonalds, and a can of Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
. This would allow him to convey a strong social message, and to establish his individual artistic signature on the international art stage, earning him prominent recognition.
In 2001, for his first solo exhibition in the United States at Plum Blossoms gallery in New York - Coining MOMA, Wu Shaoxiang rendered with wielded coins his own representation of the permanent collection at The Museum of Modern Art, for example works from Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Aristide Maillol, and Jasper Johns. In doing so, he was indicating that enterprises such as MoMA were increasingly driven by business, carrying out nationwide publicity campaigns and reproducing famous works on gift items for sale in museum shops. In effect, they had reduced artistic images to commercial images.
In his latest work, the "Walking Wealth" series, Wu continues to explore the theme of wealth and modern consumer culture, though this time using a new form of innovative sculptural representation - life-sized human figures made out of bronze-cast US dollar notes.
With their unique body language and presentation, these anonymous figures are amusing commentaries on mankind's seemingly immense hunger for monetary fulfillment. Wu once again demonstrates his talent in incorporating form and concept in novel and remarkable ways.
Selected Solo Exhibitions and Projects
• Two and Three Dimension, joined by Chen Xiaoyu, Central Academy of Fine Arts, BeijingBeijing
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...
, China, 1985
• Sculptures, Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1987
• Dream, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1988
• Sculptures and Paintings, City Hall Gallery, Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, 1990
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 1991
• Sculptures, Gallery d' Art Teroema, Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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, 1991
• Apple, Messe Palast, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria, 1991
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Burg Montendorf, Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria, 1991
• Sculptures and Paintings, Raiffeisen Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1991
• Joint exhibition with Jiang Shuo, Culture House, Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river.The name of the town has become notorious for the Knittelfeld Putsch of September 7, 2002, a party meeting of the Freedom Party of Austria, which resulted in the 2002 Austrian elections.-External links:* *...
, Austria, 1991
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Nemenz, Judenberg
Jüdenberg
Jüdenberg is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since January 2007, it belongs to the municipality of Gräfenhainichen...
, Austria, 1992
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Zentrum, Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Austria, 1993
• Sculptures and Paintings, Europe House, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
• Recent Sculptures, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, 1994
• The Art of Coining, Hanart Gallery, Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, 1995
• Sculptor, The Rotunda, Exchange Square
Exchange Square
Exchange Square can refer to:*Exchange Square , South Africa*Exchange Square *Exchange Square , England*Exchange Square , England...
, Hong Kong, 1996
• Wu Shaoxiang-New Works, Gallery Kolly, Graz, Austria, 1996
• Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Gallery Zentrum, Graz, Austria, 1997
• Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Shellanda Company, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Wu Shaoxiang, Gallery Daghofer, Leoben
Leoben
Leoben is a Styrian city in central Austria, located by the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining...
, Austria, 1998
• Blander and Wu Shaoxiang, Funda Gallery, St.Veit/GL, Austria, 1998
• Wu Shaoxiang, Gallery Dida, Graz, Austria, 1999
• Red Memory, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1999
• Sculptures and Paintings, Salzburg Art Fair, Salzburg, Austria, 1999
• Sculptures and Paintings, Gallery Synarte, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2000
• Coining, AAI Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2001
• Wu Shaoxiang and Jiang Shuo, Schloss Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg
Wolfsberg
Places named Wolfsberg include:*Wolfsberg, Carinthia, a district capital in Carinthia, Austria*Wolfsberg , a district of Carinthia, Austria*Wolfsberg im Schwarzautal, a municipality in Styria, Austria...
, Austria, 2001
• Coining MoMA, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York
New York
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, USA, 2001
• Sculptures and Paintings, Schloss Gabelhofen, Fohnsdorf
Fohnsdorf
Fohnsdorf is a municipality in the district of Judenburg in Styria, Austria....
, Austria, 2003
• Chase, Linda Gallery, Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, 2006
• Chase, Linda Gallery, 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...
, 2006
• Jiang Shuo and Wu Shaoxiang Exhibition at Songzhuang Museum, Beijing, China, 2007
Group exhibitions
• Jiang Xi Province Art Exhibition, Jiang Xi Revolution Museum, NanchangNanchang
Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. It is located in the north-central portion of the province. As it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake, it is famous for its scenery, rich history and cultural sites...
, China, 1981
• National Art Academy's Drawing Exhibition, China Art Academy, Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, China, 1981
• New Works from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen , is a prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province, China, with a total population of 1,554,000 . It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing quality pottery for 1700 years. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2000...
, 1982
• Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, China, 1982
• National Sculpture Exhibition, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1986
• Works by Young Beijing Artist, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
• Contemporary Chinese Fine Art, Toronto Exhibition Hall, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 1987
• Excellent Chinese Urban Sculptures, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
• Tradition and Modern - New Sculptures, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1987
• 30 Years The Central Academy of Arts & Design, Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1988
• Avant-garde China, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China, 1989
• New Expressionism in China, China National History Museum, Beijing, China, 1989
• Joint exhibition with Svetnik, Velden Art Centre, Velden
Velden
Velden may refer to several places:*Velden am Wörther See, a municipality in Austria on the Wörthersee*Velden, Limburg, a village in the municipality of Venlo, Netherlands*Velden , a town in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria, Germany...
, Austria, 1990
• Packaged Art, Bündner Art Museum, Chur
Chur
Chur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.-History:The name "chur" derives perhaps from the Celtic kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia....
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, 1990
• International Art Exhibition, Stadgarden Gallery, Norden
Norden, Lower Saxony
Norden is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.-External links:* *...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 1990
• The Spirit of Times, Gallery Hinteregger, St. Polten, Austria, 1993
• New Trends Art Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbour, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial...
, Hong Kong, 1994
• Tresors Singapore, World Trade Centre, Singapore, 1994
• Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, presented by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994
• Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, 1995
• Budapest Art Expo, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, 1995
• Table for Two, LKF Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
• The Collector's View, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 1997
• Contemporary Austrian Painter, The Rotunda, Exchange Square
Exchange Square
Exchange Square can refer to:*Exchange Square , South Africa*Exchange Square *Exchange Square , England*Exchange Square , England...
, Hong Kong, 1997
• The International Contemporary Art Fair, Palace Degli Affari, Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy, 1998
• Contemporary Austrian Painter, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, 1998
• The International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, USA, 1999
• Chinese Figure, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2000
• The 20th Century Art, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2000
• Goedhuis Contemporary, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 2000
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2001
• The International Pavilion of Palm Beach, Art Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 2001
• Salon de Mars, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland, 2001
• The International Asian Art Fair, Lincoln Art Centre, New York, USA, 2002
• Configurations, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, Hong Kong, 2002
• International Biennial of Contemporary Art Austria, Hüttenberg, Austria, 2002
• The International Asian Art Fair, The Armoury, New York, USA, 2003
• Sculptures, Elizabeth Weiner Fine Art Gallery, Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA, 2003
• ArtSingapore 2006, Singapore, 2006
• Shanghai Art Fair 2007, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China, 2007
• ARTSingapore 2007, The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Singapore, 2007
• Art Beijing 2007, Beijing, China, 2007
• China International Gallery Exposition 2007, Beijing, China, 2007
Selected Commissions & Collections
• Spring, Bin River Park, Beijing City Government, Beijing, China, 1986• The Four Feelings, China Association of letters and Arts, Beijing, China, 1987
• The See of Knowledge, Central University of Finance, Beijing, China, 1987
• Masks, Beijing International Hotel, Beijing, China, 1987
• Bath, The Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China, 1987
• Victory, The Revolution Monument, Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing...
, China, 1988
• City Symbol Sculpture, Luzhu City, China, 1988
• Meditation, Europe Sculpture Park, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1988
• Family (fountain), local government, St Veit/Glan, Austria, 1989
• Gentle Breath, Austrian National Bank, Vienna, Austria, 1990
• Dancing Spirit, Stroh Centre, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1990
• Sitting Girl, Treibach Sport Centre, Treibach, Austria, 1991
• Heavenly Dog, Hardy Collection Museum, Pörtschach, Austria, 1991
• Turning Figure, Karnten State Culture Council, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1991
• Apple, National Bank, Vienna, Austria, 1992
• Hand (Fountain), Köck Villa, Velden, Austria, 1992
• Telephon, Gallery Akzent K, Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany, 1992
• Inner Movement, DAF Aichwalder, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
• Flutist, House Hinteregger, St, Pölten, Austria, 1993
• Turning Figure, City Government, St.Veit/Glan, Austria, 1993
• Window, Raiffeisen Lands Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1993
• The Seed of Jade, RBB Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1994
• The Great Venus of 20th Century, Wing on Art Collection St. Paul, De Veuce, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 1994
• Head, Klagenfurt City Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1994
• The Great Venus of 20th Century, New World Centre
New World Centre
The New World Centre is a shopping centre, apartment complex and office building on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located near the Sogo Department Store and the Hong Kong Space Museum, opposite the MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. It was closed on March 31, 2010 for...
, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, Hong Kong, 1995
• The Moon, Renaissance Hotel, Hong Kong, 1995
• Winged Source (fountain), Ford Sintsching, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1995
• Banana, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong, 1995
• Gentle Breath, New World Hotel, Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, China, 1995
• Family (fountain), Starmann Company, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1996
• Enjoyable (fountain), County Attendant Centre, County Government, Moosburg
Moosburg
Moosburg an der Isar is a town in the Landkreis Freising of Bavaria, Germany.The oldest town between Regensburg and Italy, it lies on the river Isar at an altitude of 421 m . It has 17,275 inhabitants and covers an area of 44 km². It is easily reached by the A 92 autobahn and regional trains on...
, Austria, 1996
• Torso, Schwarzneger Art collection, Los Angeles, USA, 1996
• The Moon, LKH 2000 Sculpture Park, Karnten State Government, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Gentle Breath, Björn Borg Collection, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, 1997
• Coin, Control Bank, Vienna, Austria, 1997
• Venus, RBB Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Sepe, State Icehockey Hall, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1997
• Goddess, Leoben City Government, Leoben
Leoben
Leoben is a Styrian city in central Austria, located by the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining...
, Austria, 1998
• Venus, RBB Bank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1998
• Cloud, Villa Borovnik, Ferlach
Ferlach
Ferlach is the southernmost town in Austria, about 17 km south of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. It is situated in the Rosental/Rož Valley of the Drava River, at the northern slope of the Karawanken mountain range...
, Austria, 1998
• Goddess, Beijing Silver Tower, Beijing, China, 1998
• Mao, Venus From British Museum, Crow Art Museum, Dallas, USA, 1999
• Head From Gugenheim, Karnten State Government, Austria, 1999
• Man On Peach, Hypo Landesbank, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1999
• Fountain, Villa Ried, St.Veit, Austria, 2000
• Deng Xiaoping Souvenir Badge, Wadsworth Collection, New York, USA, 2001
• Patrick, Schloss Pakein, Grafenstein
Grafenstein
Grafenstein is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia in Austria.-References:...
, Austria, 2001
• Circulate, Volksbank Karnten Sud, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2001
• Pomegrante, Barmherzigen Bruder Hospital, St. Veit, Austria, 2001
• Harmonious (fountain), Ebental District Government, Ebental, Austria, 2002
• Harmonious (fountain), Wolkensberg Foundation, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2002
• Torso From Louvre, RBB Bank Spittal, Spittal an der Drau
Spittal an der Drau
Spittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative centre of the federal state's second largest district, Spittal an der Drau. It lies between the Lurnfeld area and the Lower Drava Valley. The city consists of the seven...
, Austria, 2002
• Clouds VI, Celebrity Cruises, Miami, USA, 2002
• Head From British Museum, Bowl, Torso, Cyber Club, Hong Kong, 2003
• Family III (fountain), Singulus, Umag
Umag
Umag is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia.The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament on clay courts.-Geography:It is the westernmost city of Croatia, and the municipality includes Savudrija which is westernmost point of Croatia....
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, 2003
• Coining MoMA- Brancusi, Tree, H.M.Z. Foundation, Fohnsdo, 2003