Xu Bing

Xu Bing
Born
Xu Bing

1955 (age 68–69)
Chongqing, China
NationalityChinese
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.