Xu Bing

For the Chinese politician, see Xu Bing (politician). For the Chinese actor, see Xu Bin.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Xu Bing
Xu Bing at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2011
Born1955 (age 70–71)
Chongqing, China
EducationPrintmaking
Known forInstallation art, Printmaking, Calligraphy
Notable workA Book from the Sky
AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program

Xu Bing (Chinese: 徐冰; pinyin: Xú Bīng; born 1955) is a Chinese artist who served as vice-president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is known for his printmaking skills and installation art, as well as his creative artistic use of language, words, and text and how they have affected our understanding of the world. He is an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. He was awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1999 and the Fukuoka Prize in 2003.

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