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WANG KEPING
London, 17 October - 29 November 2013

WANG KEPING

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Overview
Wang Keping, Fruits, 1995

Wang Keping, Fruits, 1995

Ben Brown Fine Arts is pleased to present the first UK solo exhibition of Wang Keping, one of China's foremost contemporary sculptors. Wang Keping burst onto the Chinese art scene in the late 1970s as a founding member of the Beijing avant-garde group The Stars (Xing Xing). Featuring over 20 works, the exhibition spans almost 25 years of exceptional artistic production and presents brand new pieces alongside significant creations from the artist's earlier career.

 

Wang Keping works almost exclusively in a single medium: wood. The figures and abstract forms in his sculptures seem to emerge organically out of the wood's grain, knots and flaws. He strives towards simplicity, creating monumental symbols of human nature and sensuality. This exhibition places particular emphasis on his interest in human forms, as demonstrated by the male and female companion pieces Le Matin and La Nuit (1989) as well as newer pieces Yin et Yang (2004) and Renaissance (2013).  

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Works
  • Wang Keping, Renaissance, 2013

    Wang Keping, Renaissance, 2013

  • Wang Keping, Désir, 2004

    Wang Keping, Désir, 2004

  • Wang Keping, Fruits, 1995

    Wang Keping, Fruits, 1995

  • Wang Keping, Yin et Yang, 2006

    Wang Keping, Yin et Yang, 2006

  • Wang Keping, Couple, 2004

    Wang Keping, Couple, 2004

  • Wang Keping, Lèvres, 1997

    Wang Keping, Lèvres, 1997

  • Wang Keping, Souple, 2009

    Wang Keping, Souple, 2009

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Publications
  • Wang Keping 王克平

    Wang Keping 王克平

    2013
    Hardback 57 pages
    Dimensions: 26.6 x 21 cm
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