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Xu Qu

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b. 1978, China

Born in 1978 in Jiangsu, China.

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He currently lives and works in Beijing.

Xu Qu graduated with a BFA from Nanjing Art Institute in 2002 and an MFA in Fine Arts and Film at Braunschweig University of Art, Germany in 2008 before moving to Beijing, where he currently lives and works. Known for his original multiform approach and richly varied work, Xu Qu is one of the most interesting creative talents from the new generation of young Chinese artists who grew up in the 1980s. For over several years, Xu Qu has been exploring a wide range of mediums, such as videos, paintings, sculptures and installations that are questioning the reality of our global world and displaying an obsession with attraction for power relations. Xu Qu’s artistic practice has always been focused on the aesthetic considerations behind social connections through direct movements, achieving this through a minimalist approach. His works attempt to reorganise and heighten spaces of artistic production, utilizing painting and lighting to reconfigure spatial and temporal experience.

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Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Xu Qu, Rejuvenation at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing 2nd Space, China Closed 13 March–5 May 2021 Xu Qu Rejuvenation Beijing 2nd Space
Contemporary art exhibition, Xu Qu, Straight Line at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, SAR, China Closed 7 January–10 February 2021 Xu Qu Straight Line Hong Kong

Recent Artworks

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White House by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu White House, 2019–2020 Acrylic on canvas
250 x 200 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Vestiges-Pantheon by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Vestiges-Pantheon, 2019 Acrylic on canvas
210 x 460 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Three Graces by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Three Graces, 2020 Acrylic and corrosive agent on canvas
265 x 200 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Thinker II by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Thinker II, 20202021 Acrylic and corrosive agent on canvas
80 x 80 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Søren Kierkegaard by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Søren Kierkegaard, 2020–2021 Acrylic and corrosive agent on canvas
208 x 116 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Pietà by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Pietà, 2019–2020 Acrylic on canvas
250 x 200 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Niccolò  Machiavelli by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Niccolò Machiavelli, 2020–2021 Acrylic and corrosive agent on canvas
208 x 116 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
Giambattista Vico by Xu Qu contemporary artwork painting
Xu Qu Giambattista Vico, 2020–2021 Acrylic and corrosive agent on canvas
116 x 208 cm
Tang Contemporary Art Contact Gallery
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Xu Qu In Ocula Magazine

Taipei Stays Open: Shows to See in 2020 Ocula Feature Taipei Stays Open: Shows to See in 2020 By Tessa Moldan, Taipei

With Taipei Dangdai launching the online platform Taipei Connections, here's a roundup of shows to see across Taipei.

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Xu Qu In Related Press

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ZHONGGUO 2185 at Sadie Coles HQ Related Press ZHONGGUO 2185 at Sadie Coles HQ 27 October 2017, ArtAsiaPacific

For Zhongguo 2185 at Sadie Coles HQ in London, curator Victor Wang brought together ten Chinese artists born after 1970 for a presentation that looked to the future. The show's theme was rooted in t

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'Digging a Hole in China': exploring Land Art in the context of Chinese contemporary art Related Press 'Digging a Hole in China': exploring Land Art in the context of Chinese contemporary art 21 April 2016, Art Radar

Land is the subject of a large-scale show at OCAT Shenzhen entitled Digging a Hole in China  (20 March – 26 June 2016) which features a variety of media and works by over a dozen contemporary Chinese artists executed from 1994 onwards. In this inaugural show at OCAT Shenzhen, since her appointment as Artistic Director in August 2015...

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“Digging a Hole in China”: exploring Land Art in the context of Chinese contemporary art Related Press “Digging a Hole in China”: exploring Land Art in the context of Chinese contemporary art 18 April 2016, Art Radar

Land is the subject of a large-scale show at OCAT Shenzhen entitled Digging a Hole in China (20 March–26 June 2016) which features a variety of media and works by over a dozen contemporary Chinese

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Beyond Ai Weiwei: how China's artists handle politics (or avoid them) Related Press Beyond Ai Weiwei: how China's artists handle politics (or avoid them) 30 March 2015, The New Yorker

In a gallery in Hong Kong’s Chai Wan district last week, during the city’s third annual installment of the international Art Basel fair, the Beijing-based artist Huang Rui introduced a new live work called Red Black White Grey. At the start of the performance, four affectless women walked onstage wearing trench coats, then disrobed one...

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Artshare Interviews Artist Xu Qu Related Video & Audio Artshare Interviews Artist Xu Qu 29 May 2015, Artshare

Xu Qu graduated with a MFA in Fine Arts and Film at Braunschweig University of Art, and currently lives and works in Beijing. Xu Qu's art practice investigates aesthetic considerations behind social connections. He attempts to dismiss any unnecessary elements that distract from the theme, using a minimalist approach to simplify the picture. The...

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