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Xu Bing (b. 1955)

Beijing Countryside, No. 5

1982, a/p

Woodblock print

15 x 15 cm

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Xu Bing is best known for his prints and installations engaging with language as a means of cultural expression or subversion. His earlier works were representational, rather than conceptual, and many show genre scenes in towns and villages. The Beijing Countryside series was completed while he was working for his MA award at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. It feels intimate and accessible, with elements of Chinese folk art: thick, dark lines, flat composition and unrealistic perspective.

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Muban Educational Trust registration number xuvbv003