Yun-Fei Ji
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Yun-Fei Ji is a Chinese
painter
. He moved to New York in the late 1980s, and for a time worked as a scenic artist in the film industry
.
, New York
. He paints on handmade rice paper
with translucent ink or paint based on natural pigments, using ancient techniques, including calligraphy
. His subject is the failure of the Communist utopia in China. He was a 2006 Rome Prize
winner.
He is represented by James Cohan Gallery
.
He has works in the collection of Museum of Modern Art
, The Drawing Center in New York, and the Worcester Art Museum
. He was a recipient of the 2005/6 Jules Guerin Rome Prize
Fellowship.
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...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. He moved to New York in the late 1980s, and for a time worked as a scenic artist in the film industry
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
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Biography
Yun-Fei Ji lives and works in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, 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...
. He paints on handmade rice paper
Rice paper
Rice paper usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. The term is also used for paper made from or containing other plants, such as hemp, bamboo or mulberry...
with translucent ink or paint based on natural pigments, using ancient techniques, including calligraphy
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
. His subject is the failure of the Communist utopia in China. He was a 2006 Rome Prize
Rome Prize
The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists and to 15 scholars The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists...
winner.
He is represented by James Cohan Gallery
James Cohan Gallery
The James Cohan Gallery is one of the prominent contemporary art galleries based in New York. Since 2008, it has also had premises in Shanghai.- History :...
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Selected solo exhibitions
- 2006: “Water that floats the boat can also sink it”, James Cohan GalleryJames Cohan GalleryThe James Cohan Gallery is one of the prominent contemporary art galleries based in New York. Since 2008, it has also had premises in Shanghai.- History :...
, New York, USA. - 2005: "Great news comes from the collective farm", Zeno X Storage, Borgerhout, Belgium.
- 2004: "The Empty City", Contemporary Art Museum St. LouisContemporary Art Museum St. LouisThe Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is an art museum for contemporary art, located in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri.- External links :*...
, USA and The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (USA) - 2002: "The Old One Hundred Names", Zeno X Gallery and Pratt InstitutePratt InstitutePratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
, New York, USA.
Selected group exhibitions
- 2008: Displacement: The Three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art, Smart Museum of ArtSmart Museum of ArtThe David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The permanent collection of over 10,000 objects includes works by Francisco Goya, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Diego...
, University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890... - 2008: Two Chinas: Chen Quilin and Yun-Fei Ji, Worcester Art MuseumWorcester Art MuseumThe Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 35,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day, representing cultures from all over the world. The WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the second largest art museum in New England...
, Worcester, MA. - 2002: Whitney BiennialWhitney BiennialThe Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
, New York.
He has works in the collection of 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...
, The Drawing Center in New York, and the Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 35,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day, representing cultures from all over the world. The WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the second largest art museum in New England...
. He was a recipient of the 2005/6 Jules Guerin Rome Prize
Rome Prize
The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists and to 15 scholars The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists...
Fellowship.
External links
- James Cohan Gallery - Yun-Fei Ji's entry works, biography, interview clip, articles and reviews
- Zeno X Gallery - Yun-Fei Ji works, biography and cv