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Go Figure!

Contemporary Chinese Portraiture

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

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Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Untitled, 1995 by Fang Lijun
Portrait no. 3, 2005 by Li Dafang
Portrait no. 3, 2005 by Li Dafang
Pimple, 2007 by Yang Na
Pimple, 2007 by Yang Na
Mao Zedong, red grid no. 2, 1988 by Wang Guangyi
Mao Zedong, red grid no. 2, 1988 by Wang Guangyi
Red child, 2005 by Zhang Xiaogang
Red child, 2005 by Zhang Xiaogang
Untitled (Mao Marilyn), 2005 by Yu Youhan
Untitled (Mao Marilyn), 2005 by Yu Youhan
Untitled, 1997 by Zeng Fanzhi
Untitled, 1997 by Zeng Fanzhi
Newspaper reader, 2004 by Ai Weiwei
Newspaper reader, 2004 by Ai Weiwei
No clouds at the Great Wall, 2010 by Jing Kewen
No clouds at the Great Wall, 2010 by Jing Kewen
Eating, 2000 by Liu Xiaodong
Eating, 2000 by Liu Xiaodong
Old persons’ home, 2007 by Sun Yuan, Peng Yu
Old persons’ home, 2007 by Sun Yuan, Peng Yu
Born 1989 in Beijing (250%), 1995–96 by Liu Wei
Born 1989 in Beijing (250%), 1995–96 by Liu Wei
She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong
She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong
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
On the wall – Guangzhou (II), 2002 by Weng Fen
On the wall – Guangzhou (II), 2002 by Weng Fen
To add one metre to an anonymous mountain performance 11 May 1995 Ma Liuming, Zhang Huan, Zhu Ming, Wang Shihua, Cang Xin, Gao Yang, Kong Bu, Zuoxiao Zuzhuo, Ma Zongyin, Zhang Binbin, Duan Yingmei
To add one metre to an anonymous mountain performance 11 May 1995 Ma Liuming, Zhang Huan, Zhu Ming, Wang Shihua, Cang Xin, Gao Yang, Kong Bu, Zuoxiao Zuzhuo, Ma Zongyin, Zhang Binbin, Duan Yingmei
Founding ceremony, 1997 by Yue Minjun
Founding ceremony, 1997 by Yue Minjun
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On the wall - Guangzhou (II), 2002
On the wall - Guangzhou (II), 2002
On the wall - Guangzhou (II), 2002
On the wall - Guangzhou (II), 2002

Go Figure!

Magazine article by Claire Roberts, 2013

Claire Roberts interviews Swiss art collector Uli Sigg.
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