Li Songsong is a painter working in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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Li Songsong was born in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. His paintings recreate public resource images of modern Chinese history, such as the National People's Congress

National People's Congress

The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...

. Li works on large scale canvases with oil paint

Oil paint

Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the...

. Li Songsong's painting The Decameron sold for $273,600 US Dollars at Christies auction house in 2006.

Exhibition History

2007

Altered, Stitched & Gathered, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York

Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria

Through the Painting, 2nd Moscow Biennale, Moscow, Russia

Time Different - New Works from the Frank Cohen Collection, Initial Access, Wolverhampton, Great Britain

Art from China - Colletion Uli Sigg, Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2006

Hypnogenesis, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland

Hypnogenesis, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China

CHINA NOW - Faszination einer Weltveränderung, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg / Vienna, Austria

Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

2005

PICTORIAL DNA made in China, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland

Mahjong - Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg, Kunstmuseum Bern Switzerland

CHINA: as seen BY CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ARTISTS, Spazio Oberdan, Milano, Italy

2004

China's Photographic Painting, China Art Season Gallery, Beijing

China und was mich sonst bewegt, Galerie 99, Aschaffenburg

Solo exhibition, Belgische Botschaft Beijing

2003

Left Hand, Right Hand, Deutsch-Chinesische Gemeinschaftsausstellung zeitgenössischer Kunst, 798 Space, Beijing
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fade in, Fotografie Ausstellung, 798 Art Space, Beijing

2002

China Contempo, Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore

Face to Face, Chinese and Indian Contemporary Art, Shen Gallery, Singapore

External links

• Li Songsong at 88MoCCA - The Museum of Chinese contemporary art on the web

Images of Li Songsong’s work, biography and interview from Galerie Meile