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Go Figure!
 

Find out more about six of the artists represented in the Go Figure exhibition. Fang Lijun, Liu Wei, Yang Na, Yu Hong, Rong Rong and Zhang Xiaogang.

Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun

Fang Lijun

Born 1963, Handan, Hebei Province China. Lives and works in Beijing.
Born 1989 in Beijing (250%), 1995–96 by Liu Wei
Born 1989 in Beijing (250%), 1995–96 by Liu Wei
Born 1989 in Beijing (250%), 1995–96 by Liu Wei
Born 1989 in Beijing (250%), 1995–96 by Liu Wei

Liu Wei

Born 1965 in Beijing. Lives and works in Beijing.
Pimple, 2007 by Yang Na
Pimple, 2007 by Yang Na
Pimple, 2007 by Yang Na
Pimple, 2007 by Yang Na

Yang Na

Born 1983, Chongqing, Sichuan Province. Lives and works in Beijing.
She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong
She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong
She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong
She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong

Yu Hong

Born 1966 in Beijing, China. Lives and works in Beijing.
East Village, Beijing no. 20 (Zhang Huan, 12 Square Metres), 1994 by Rong Rong
East Village, Beijing no. 20 (Zhang Huan, 12 Square Metres), 1994 by Rong Rong
East Village, Beijing no. 20 (Zhang Huan, 12 Square Metres), 1994 by Rong Rong
East Village, Beijing no. 20 (Zhang Huan, 12 Square Metres), 1994 by Rong Rong

Rong Rong

Born Li Zhirong 1968, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. Lives and works in Beijing.
Red child, 2005 by Zhang Xiaogang
Red child, 2005 by Zhang Xiaogang
Red child, 2005 by Zhang Xiaogang
Red child, 2005 by Zhang Xiaogang

Zhang Xiaogang

Born 1958, Kunming, Yunnan Province. Lives and works in Beijing.
Go Figure!
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Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun

Go Figure!

Contemporary Chinese Portraiture

Previous exhibition, 2012

A vibrant expression of Chinese culture and reflection on contemporary portraiture, drawn from the Uli Sigg collection.
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