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Liu Wei (né en 1972)

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€ 17 640
Auction dateClassic
21.09.2022 15:00UTC +02:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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France, Paris
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ID 813938
Lot 112 | Liu Wei (né en 1972)
Liu Wei (né en 1972)

Landscape (montagnes célestes), 2004

tirage argentique, monté sur Dibond

image/feuille/montage : 150 x 300 cm.

Réalisé en 2004.



gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on Dibond

image/sheet/mount : 59 x 118 in.

Executed in 2004.





Provenance

Galerie Loft, Paris

Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 2006



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Né à Pékin en 1972, Liu Wei est un artiste plasticien dont le travail est parcouru de thèmes récurrents, en particulier la ville et son évolution. Wei aime à réfléchir à des concepts de « readymade » pour réinventer son quotidien. L’artiste a fait l’objet de nombreuses expositions personnelles : son œuvre est montrée au Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai) en 2011, au Musée Bojimans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam) en 2014, au Samsung Museum of Art (Séoul) en 2016 et au Long Museum en 2020. Présenté à la 51ème et 58ème Biennales de Venise, l’artiste participe également à la 13ème Biennale de Lyon ainsi qu’à de nombreuses expositions collectives d’art contemporain chinois : en 2004 au MoMA pour China Now et en 2016 à New York au Salomon Guggenheim Museum et à Paris à la Fondation Louis Vuitton.

Born in Beijing in 1972, Liu Wei is a visual artist whose work is marked by recurring themes, in particular the city and its evolution. Wei likes to think about “readymade” concepts to reinvent his daily life. The artist has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions: his work was shown at the Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai) in 2011, the Bojimans Van Beuningen Museum (Rotterdam) in 2014, the Samsung Museum of Art (Seoul) in 2016 and the Long Museum in 2020. Presented at the 51st and 58th Venice Biennials, the artist also participated in the 13th Lyon Biennial as well as in numerous group exhibitions of Chinese contemporary art: in 2004 at MoMA for China Now and in 2016 in New York at the Salomon R. Guggenheim and in Paris at the Fondation Louis Vuitton.
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