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1985 Born in Jiangxi Province
2007 Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Currently works and lives in Beijing

GROUP EXHIBITION
2012 2012 Art Nova 100 Project Beijing | Hong Kong | Chengdu | Ordos | Shenzhen | Macao
2011 Future Pass - Collateral Event the 54th Venice Biennial Fondazione Claudio Buziol | Venice Italy
Future Pass World Art Museum | Rotterdam Netherlands
2009 Animamix Biennial: Visual Attract & Attack Museum of Contemporary Art | Taipei
2007 Departure from Southwest - Southwest Contemporary Exhibition 1985-2007 Guangdong Museum of Art | Guangzhou
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Xu Qin: I thought it was inevitable to gain something with age, but in fact it is far more likely to see that something is lost. Over the past few years, my painting has concerned this theme, exploring a sense of isolation and self-experience that we encounter as we age. This isolation is at the center of my painting language. To achieve this sense of isolation, I combine Western minimalism with the spirit of South Song Dynasty ink painting. I go deeper and deeper into the rawness of this scenery until I find what I have aimed to achieve.
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