Yang Fudong
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Yang Fudong is a Chinese
video art
ist and photographer
. He began shooting his first film
"Estranged Paradise" which was completed and premiered at Documenta XI
in 2002. That year he also started shooting what was to become five-part cycle film "Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest", which was completed in 2007 and which is probably his best known work to date. It has been shown in its entirety at The Venice Biennale
in the same year. Parts of it has been shown at Renaissance Society in Chicago
, Castello di Rivoli in Turin
and Kunsthalle Wien
.
Yang Fudong appears with Maggie Cheung
and Zhao Tao
in Isaac Julien's
TEN THOUSAND WAVES (2010) which was shot in China
and included poems by Wang Ping
.
in Hangzhou in 1995.
, Georges Pompidou Center, Art Basel Miami Beach, Museum of Modern Art
(Gramercy Theater
), and the International Center of Photography in New York
. In autumn 2011 EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finland will show four Fudong video installations – East of Que Village (2007) and three parts of the Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest series (2005-007).
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
video art
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
ist and photographer
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. He began shooting his first film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
"Estranged Paradise" which was completed and premiered at Documenta XI
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
in 2002. That year he also started shooting what was to become five-part cycle film "Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest", which was completed in 2007 and which is probably his best known work to date. It has been shown in its entirety at The Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
in the same year. Parts of it has been shown at Renaissance Society in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Castello di Rivoli in Turin
Turin
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and Kunsthalle Wien
Kunsthalle Wien
The Kunsthalle Wien is an institution in Vienna for temporary exhibitions of contemporary international art. It opened in 1992, and was originally located on Karlsplatz, in a container-shaped building designed as a temporary site by the Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz...
.
Yang Fudong appears with Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Man yuk is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Raised in England and Hong Kong, she has over 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983...
and Zhao Tao
Zhao Tao
Zhao Tao is a Chinese actress who has starred in several films by Jia Zhangke.-Biography:She was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, which is also the hometown of the heroine in Still Life. As a child, she studied classical Chinese dance. In 1996, she enrolled in the folk dance department at Beijing Dance...
in Isaac Julien's
Isaac Julien
Isaac Julien is an installation artist and filmmaker.-Biography:Julien graduated from St Martin's School of Art in 1985, where he studied painting and fine art film...
TEN THOUSAND WAVES (2010) which was shot in China
China
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...
and included poems by Wang Ping
Wang Ping
Wang Ping , style name Zijun , was a Cao Wei officer who later defected to Liu Bei, and served as a general under Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Service under Cao Cao:...
.
Education
Yang graduated from China Academy of Fine ArtsChina Academy of Art
China Academy of Art is the highest university of art in China. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of Republic of China.-Introduction:...
in Hangzhou in 1995.
Exhibitions
Yang's work has been shown at The Venice BiennaleVenice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, Georges Pompidou Center, Art Basel Miami Beach, 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...
(Gramercy Theater
Gramercy Theater
Gramercy Theatre is a music venue in Manhattan.-History:Built in 1937 and designed by architect Charles A. Sandblom in the Streamline Moderne style, the theatre is located at 127 E...
), and the International Center of Photography in New York
International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
. In autumn 2011 EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finland will show four Fudong video installations – East of Que Village (2007) and three parts of the Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest series (2005-007).