1. Wu Shaoxiang is a Chinese sculptor living between Berlin, Beijing and Carinthia, Austria.
11 Facts About Wu Shaoxiang
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Wu Shaoxiang was born in 1957 in Jiangxi Province, China.
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Wu Shaoxiang settled in Austria with his wife Jiang Shuo, who is a sculptor, and their son.
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Wu Shaoxiang obtained Austrian citizenship in 1993 and published a book of his sculptures since his arrival in Europe.
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Wu Shaoxiang exhibited at this time in Europe and Asia.
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Wu Shaoxiang is a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Fu Dan University in Shanghai since 2008.
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Wu Shaoxiang's works are widely collected by museums and prestigious institutions worldwide.
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Wu Shaoxiang wanted to provide greater international exposure to Chinese art, and avidly explored and incorporated contemporary ideas in his works.
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Wu Shaoxiang attempted to detach himself from the art movement in China, but found it a challenge.
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Wu Shaoxiang witnessed what he felt were the detrimental effects of globalization on art.
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Wu Shaoxiang uses coins to produce interpretations of both Western and Chinese sculptural forms, including Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Bill Gates, the Roman goddess of love, Venus, the logo of McDonald's, and a can of Coca-Cola.