This 2012 Collection, by contrast to the 2010 and 2011 vintages, presents Pont des Arts’ first collaboration with a contemporary artist: the globally recognised Yue Minjun. Networks and Archival Context. Yue Minjun first claimed international spotlight in 1999 when he participated in the 48th Venice Biennale.

Immediately humorous and sympathetic, Yue Minjun’s paintings offer a light-hearted approach to philosophical enquiry and contemplation of existence.

Yue Minjun is a contemporary Chinese artist best known for his pictorial and sculptural depictions of himself in various settings, usually frozen in hysterical laughter. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

THE COLLECTION. The figures bear wide smiles with gaping mouths as they enact poses from the works of Caravaggio and other artists from the Western canon. Yue Minjun Biography: Yue Minjun (1962- ; Chinese name 岳敏君), a famous contemporary Chinese painter who was born in the city of Daqing, has held many solo exhibitions at home and abroad. The show, Yue Minjun and the Symbolic Smile, featured bronze and polychrome sculptures, paintings and drawings and ran from October 2007 to January 2008. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices.

Sponsors. In his oil paintings, Yue Minjun often inserts himself in iconic moments in art history, painting exaggerated self-portrait figures in candy colors. Get the best deals on Yue Minjun Reproduction Art Paintings when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com.

Yue Minjun's Museum Shows and Exhibition History. ... People And People: Chinese Modern And Contemporary Art Collections Of Gdma, Guangdong Museum Of Art(Gdma), Guangzhou, China After having worked with the great master Zao Wou-Ki, it was time to discover and expose an artist representing China´s new generation. Since then, he has exhibited internationally participating in numerous museum shows, as well as major exhibition events, including the Gwangju Biennale and Shanghai Biennale, both in 2004. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library: creatorOf: Yue, Minjun, 1962-. His works are collected by many museums at home and abroad, for example, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Francois Mitterrand Cultural Center. Yue Minjun’s first museum show in the United States took place at the Queens Museum of Art, Queens, New York. SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Yue Minjun, The Nightingale, Brandts, Odense, Denmark 2014 Yue Minjun, Neo Idolatry, Macau Museum, Macau, China 2013 Yue Minjun, Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France 2012 Yue Minjun : L’Ombre du fou rire, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France Yue Minjun, Galleri S.E, Bergen Norway 2011