Kong Bai Ji
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Kong Bai Ji is a contemporary Chinese artist born in Shanghai
, in the People's Republic of China
, in 1932. His works are included in the permanent collections of many of the world's top museums and cultural institutions, including The Art Institute of Chicago, Lincoln Center in New York, The China National Art Gallery in Beijing, The Shanghai Art Museum, Harvard University, The Soyanzi Art Museum in Tokyo, The Peace Museum in Hokkaido, Japan, and the sacred Kimpusen-ji
temple in Nara, Japan--a designated Japanese national treasure. Kong's paintings were also on display at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
On November 16, 2009, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Shanghai's mayor Han Zheng in front of Kong Bai Ji's large mural at the Xijiao State Guest House, China's equivalent of Camp David, in Shanghai.
Kong Bai Ji began painting at age five. His first one-man show took place in 1964 at the Shanghai Arts Hall. In 1976, Kong was appointed head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Shanghai Academy. He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1986.
In 2007, the Art Institute of Chicago acquired an oil-on-rice-paper painting by Kong entitled "It's Spring Again".
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, in 1932. His works are included in the permanent collections of many of the world's top museums and cultural institutions, including The Art Institute of Chicago, Lincoln Center in New York, The China National Art Gallery in Beijing, The Shanghai Art Museum, Harvard University, The Soyanzi Art Museum in Tokyo, The Peace Museum in Hokkaido, Japan, and the sacred Kimpusen-ji
Kimpusen-ji
is the head temple of the Shugendō religion in Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan.According to tradition, it was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of Shugendō, a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Buddhist and Shinto beliefs....
temple in Nara, Japan--a designated Japanese national treasure. Kong's paintings were also on display at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
On November 16, 2009, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Shanghai's mayor Han Zheng in front of Kong Bai Ji's large mural at the Xijiao State Guest House, China's equivalent of Camp David, in Shanghai.
Kong Bai Ji began painting at age five. His first one-man show took place in 1964 at the Shanghai Arts Hall. In 1976, Kong was appointed head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Shanghai Academy. He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1986.
In 2007, the Art Institute of Chicago acquired an oil-on-rice-paper painting by Kong entitled "It's Spring Again".