THE ART OF XU BING: 30 YEARS OF CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART

In conjunction with the China Design Now exhibition, the Portland Art Museum is honored to welcome Xu Bing, one of China’s most renowned artists and a leading figure in the contemporary art world. The Portland audience will have the rare opportunity to hear this prolific artist speak about his work—including his most recent Forest Project as well as The Tobacco Project, A Case Study of Transference, and Landscript Series—framed in the context of China’s artistic evolution.

In 1999, Xu Bing was named a prestigious MacArthur Fellow in recognition of his “capacity to contribute importantly to society, particularly in printmaking and calligraphy.” Ranging from monumental installations to handcrafted books, Xu’s artistic practice is a playful and political exploration of the written word, usually in the form of the Chinese character. His work questions our ability to communicate meaning through language, as well as the value of language itself.

Tickets are $5 members and $12 non-members, and do not include entry to the exhibition. Tickets are available online and on-site.

Fields Ballroom