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Chen Danqing

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b. 1953, China

Chen Danqing is a Chinese-American artist, writer, and art critic. He is known for his realist depictions of nudes and rugged landscapes. Influenced by the paintings of Jean-François Millet, Chen empathetically portrayed Tibetan farmers and herdsman in the 1970s. He graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1980. In 1982, the artist emigrated to the United States, where he spent the next 18 years writing and painting in New York. Chen returned to China in 2000 as a professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He was awarded the prizes '50 Most Influential Chinese Intellectuals' (2004), 'Top-10 Male Elites in China' (2005), 'Elites of the Era' (2011), 'Most Popular Author' (2011), Honorary Professorship of School of Humanities at Zhejiang University (2011), Lucie Foundation Award (2013) and others.

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He participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide, including Museum Europe D’Art Modern (Barcelona, Spain), Venice Biennale (Venice, Italy), Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA), Aros Museum (Aarhus, Denmark), Louis Blouin Foundation (London, UK), Asia Society Art Museum (New York, USA), Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai, China), Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai, China) etc. His work has been acquired by various museums and institutions, such as Harvard University, Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, National Art Museum of China, Jiangsu Provincial Museum, Military Museum of Chinese People’s Revolution and private collections.

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Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Echo among Geographies at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, SAR, China Closed 19 March–18 April 2020 Group Exhibition Echo among Geographies Hong Kong
Contemporary art exhibition, Chen Danqing, Step Back 1968 – 2019 at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing 2nd Space, China Closed 2 November–28 December 2019 Chen Danqing Step Back 1968 – 2019 Beijing 2nd Space
Contemporary art exhibition, Chen Danqing, Step Back 1968 – 2019 at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China Closed 2 November–28 December 2019 Chen Danqing Step Back 1968 – 2019 Beijing
Contemporary art exhibition, Chen Danqing, Disguise and Paintings from Life ​装扮与写生 at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, SAR, China Closed 24 May–30 June 2019 Chen Danqing Disguise and Paintings from Life ​装扮与写生 Hong Kong

Recent Artworks

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Mi Fu and Others No.2 by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing Mi Fu and Others No.2, 2019 Oil on canvas
120 x 241 cm
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Princess and The Maid by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing Princess and The Maid, 2008 Oil on canvas
137 x 188 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Old Man Plays The Role of Henry VIII by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing Old Man Plays The Role of Henry VIII, 2018 Oil on canvas
152.5 x 122 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
After Diego Velazquez by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing After Diego Velazquez, 2014 Oil on canvas
61 x 51 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
After Diego Velazquez by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing After Diego Velazquez, 2014 Oil on canvas
61 x 51 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Chunhua Pavilion and van Gough No.2 by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing Chunhua Pavilion and van Gough No.2, 2015 Oil on canvas
101 x 228 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Veil by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing Veil, 2017 Oil on canvas
180 x 160 cm
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Just Over 60 Years Old by Chen Danqing contemporary artwork painting
Chen Danqing Just Over 60 Years Old, 2014 Oil on canvas
138 x 92.5 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
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Echo among Geographies exhibition tour (19 March–18 April 2020) | 地缘间的回音, 中文导览 Related Video & Audio Echo among Geographies exhibition tour (19 March–18 April 2020) | 地缘间的回音, 中文导览 31 March 2020, Tang Contemporary Art

当代唐人艺术中心荣幸地将于 2020年 3月 19日于香港空间推出本年度重点群展 -「地缘间的回音」,展出七位享誉国际的当代艺术家的创作。

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