Qiu Anxiong
Qiu Anxiong ( Chinese 邱 黯 雄 ) (* 1972 in Chengdu , Sichuan Province ) is a Chinese artist.
He studied at the Sichuan Academy of Art in Chongqing and graduated in 1994. He then studied at the Kassel Art College until 2003 . He lives in Shanghai , where he teaches at Shanghai Normal University. In the German-speaking world, Qiu Anxiong was best known for his installation Staring to Amnesia, which he showed in 2008 at the Art Basel art fair . His works often revolve around the complex of topics history, memory and remembrance.
In 2014 he was artist in residence at Villa Sträuli in Winterthur.
Web links
- Own web presence (English / Chinese)
- Qiu Anxiong on artnet
- The Temptation of the Land, 2009 , Barbara Gross Galerie, Munich
- Qiu Anxiong: The collective memory of art ( Memento from May 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Goethe-Institut China, November 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Qiu Anxiong |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheng you |