Liu Xiaodong (born 1963 in Liaoning, China) is a contemporary Chinese artist.

Education

Liu was born in 1963 in the small industrial village of Jincheng, a pulp and paper-producing center on the outskirts of Jinzhou in Liaoning province. At age 17 he moved to Beijing to study art at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. (中央美术学院) He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in oil painting in 1988, and a Master of Fine Arts in oil painting in 1995, both from CAFA. In 1998–99 he continued his studies overseas at the Academy of Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. He now holds tenure as a professor in the painting department at CAFA.

Filmography

1990 The Days: Began participating with the Chinese Independent Film Movement, starting as the lead role in The Days, which was named one of the top 100 most important international films of the past century by the BBC. 1993 Beijing Bastards: Art director for the movie. 2006 Dong ("East",《东》): Starred in a documentary of the Three Gorges and Thailand painting project by director Jia Zhangke. This film entered the 2006 Venice Film Festival as a candidate for the Golden Lion Award. 2011 Hometown Boy: This documentary follows Liu Xiaodong as he returns to his hometown thirty years later, and paints his family, friends and his hometown.

Public exhibitions

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Literature