
Xu Bing 徐冰
Chinese, b. 1955
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Pioneering Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing creates powerful, poignant mixed-media installations, in which he subverts systems of language, upending expectations and perception. He explains that his works “are all linked by a common thread, which …
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Book from the Sky, 1991
Sold on Dec 2, 2021
HK$875,000
US$112,271
Realized price
250% est

Book from the Sky, 1991
woodblock print in a set 4 books
Dec 2, 2021
Christie's
HK$875,000
US$112,271
Realized price
250% est

Five Series of Repetition: (i) Haystack Reflection; (ii) Black Pool; (iii) Withered Pool; (iv) Pool of Life; (v) Black Tadpoles; (vi) Field; (vii) Big River; (viii) Moving Cloud; (ix) Farmland; (x) Mountain Place, 1988
Sold on Nov 29, 2021
HK$378,000
US$48,462
Realized price
5% est

Five Series of Repetition: (i) Haystack Reflection; (ii) Black Pool; (iii) Withered Pool; (iv) Pool of Life; (v) Black Tadpoles; (vi) Field; (vii) Big River; (viii) Moving Cloud; (ix) Farmland; (x) Mountain Place, 1988
woodcut prints (set of 10)
Nov 29, 2021
Phillips
HK$378,000
US$48,462
Realized price
5% est

Five Series of Repetition: (i) Haystack Reflection; (ii) Black Pool; (iii) Withered Pool; (iv) Pool of Life; (v) Black Tadpoles; (vi) Field; (vii) Big River; (viii) Moving Cloud; (ix) Farmland; (x) Mountain Place, 1988
Sold on Nov 29, 2021
HK$378,000
US$48,473
Realized price
5% est

Five Series of Repetition: (i) Haystack Reflection; (ii) Black Pool; (iii) Withered Pool; (iv) Pool of Life; (v) Black Tadpoles; (vi) Field; (vii) Big River; (viii) Moving Cloud; (ix) Farmland; (x) Mountain Place, 1988
woodcut prints (set of 10)
Nov 29, 2021
Poly Auction
HK$378,000
US$48,473
Realized price
5% est

Art For The People, 1999
Sold on Nov 20, 2021
CN¥552,000
US$86,423
Realized price
84% est

Art For The People, 1999
Ink on paper
Nov 20, 2021
China Guardian
CN¥552,000
US$86,423
Realized price
84% est

Book from the Sky
Sold on May 25, 2021
HK$800,000
US$103,058
Realized price

Book from the Sky
May 25, 2021
Christie's
HK$800,000
US$103,058
Realized price

Seal Project, 2001
Sold on Dec 3, 2020
HK$625,000
US$80,625
Realized price
56% est

Seal Project, 2001
two hundred pieces of jade seal in two wood boxes
Dec 3, 2020
Christie's
HK$625,000
US$80,625
Realized price
56% est
Landscript - The Drawing from the Project of Helsinki-Himalaya Exchange
Sold on Dec 1, 2020
HK$1,500,000
US$193,493
Realized price
Landscript - The Drawing from the Project of Helsinki-Himalaya Exchange
Dec 1, 2020
Christie's
HK$1,500,000
US$193,493
Realized price

An Introduction to Square Word Calligraphy, 1994
Sold on Aug 8, 2020
HK$70,800
US$9,134
Realized price
1% est

An Introduction to Square Word Calligraphy, 1994
Woodcut print
Aug 8, 2020
China Guardian
HK$70,800
US$9,134
Realized price
1% est
Landscript
Sold on May 27, 2019
HK$2,125,000
US$270,723
Realized price
Landscript
May 27, 2019
Christie's
HK$2,125,000
US$270,723
Realized price

Book from the Sky, 1989
Sold on Mar 31, 2019
HK$200,600
US$25,553
Realized price
34% est

Book from the Sky, 1989
Woodblock print
Mar 31, 2019
Poly Auction
HK$200,600
US$25,553
Realized price
34% est