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'''Qu Lei Lei''' (曲磊磊) (also '''Qu Leilei''') (born 1951)<ref>[[Jung Chang|Yung Chang]]. (1996) [http://www.redfern-gallery.com/pages/artiststatment/223.html Preface to ''A Visual Diary''] reproduced at redfern-gallery.com. Retrieved 19/03/08.</ref> is a modern [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] [[Chinese calligraphy|calligrapher]], [[Chinese painting|painter]] and [[author]]<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Qu%20Lei%20Lei Amazon] </ref> currently based in the [[UK]].
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'''Qu Leilei''' (曲磊磊, born 1951)<ref>[[Jung Chang|Yung Chang]]. (1996) [http://www.redfern-gallery.com/pages/artiststatment/223.html Preface to ''A Visual Diary''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029122758/http://www.redfern-gallery.com/pages/artiststatment/223.html |date=29 October 2007 }} reproduced at redfern-gallery.com. Retrieved 19 March 2008.</ref> is a contemporary [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] artist currently based in the UK.


Qu grew up in [[China]] during the [[Cultural Revolution]] and spent some time forced to work as a [[lumberjack]] after his parents were branded [[capitalists]].<ref name="James">{{cite book
Qu grew up in China during the [[Cultural Revolution]] and spent some time forced in to hard labour as his parents were branded [[capitalists]] .<ref name="James">{{cite book
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| isbn = 1-905571-51-8}}, p. 60</ref> Later, he attended [[Beijing University]] and served as an [[art director]] at [[China Central Television]].<ref name="James"/>


In 1979, as one of founding members of the avant-garde "Stars Group", together with Ma Desheng, Wang Keping, [[Huang Rui]], [[Li Shuang (artist)|Li Shuang]], [[Zhong Acheng]] and [[Ai Weiwei]], <ref name="Em">Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK. (June 16, 2005) [http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/whys/z_2_e/t200154.htm The Music of Ink: Chinese arts ancient and modern, Special event on Chinese Culture in British Museum] chinese-embassy.org.uk. Retrieved 19/03/08.</ref><ref name="Nou">Asian Nouveau. (May 24, 2005) [http://www.asiannouveau.com/newsdesk_details.php?newsdesk_id=91 New work by Qu Lei Lei at the Ashmolean]. asiannouveau.com. Retrieved 19/03/08.</ref> <ref name="Pearl">Arts Council England. (2005) [http://www.thepearlawards.org.uk/html/2005_finalists_01.htm#finalists 2005 finalists: Pearl Award for Creative Excellence] pearlawards.org.uk Retrieved 19/03/08.</ref> Qu took part in the first exhibitions of contemporary art in China.<ref name="James"/>
In 1979, as one of the founding members of the avant-garde "[[Stars Group]]", together with, [[Wang Keping (artist)|Wang Keping]], [[Ma De Sheng]], [[Mao Lizi]], [[Huang Rui]], [[Li Shuang (artist)|Li Shuang]], [[Ah Cheng]] and [[Ai Weiwei]],<ref name="Em">Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK. (16 June 2005) [http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/whys/z_2_e/t200154.htm The Music of Ink: Chinese arts ancient and modern, Special event on Chinese Culture in British Museum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025084124/http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/whys/z_2_e/t200154.htm |date=25 October 2007 }} chinese-embassy.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2008.</ref><ref name="Nou">Asian Nouveau. (24 May 2005) [http://www.asiannouveau.com/newsdesk_details.php?newsdesk_id=91 New work by Qu Lei Lei at the Ashmolean] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905082124/http://www.asiannouveau.com/newsdesk_details.php?newsdesk_id=91 |date=5 September 2008 }}. asiannouveau.com. Retrieved 19 March 2008.</ref><ref name="Pearl">Arts Council England. (2005) [http://www.thepearlawards.org.uk/html/2005_finalists_01.htm#finalists 2005 finalists: Pearl Award for Creative Excellence] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007155058/http://www.thepearlawards.org.uk/html/2005_finalists_01.htm#finalists |date=7 October 2006 }} pearlawards.org.uk Retrieved 19 March 2008.</ref> Qu took part in the first exhibitions of contemporary art in China.<ref name="James"/>


After Qu left China, he relocated to [[London]] to practice his art, lecture and exhibit internationally.<ref name="Em"/> The author of a number of books, including ''The Simple Art of Chinese Calligraphy'', ''The Simple Art of Chinese Brush Painting'' and ''The Simple Art of Tai Chi'', his paintings were exhibited at a solo display in the [[Ashmolean Museum]] at [[Oxford]] in 2005,<ref name="Em"/> the first time in the Ashmolean Chinese exhibits that a show was devoted singly to the work of a living artist.<ref name="Nou"/><ref name="Pearl"/> Also in 2005, he was one of three finalists for the [[Arts Council England]] "Pearl Award for Creative Excellence".<ref name="Pearl"/>
After Qu left China, he relocated to London to practice his art, lecture and exhibit internationally.<ref name="Em"/> His paintings were exhibited at a solo display in the [[Ashmolean Museum]] at [[Oxford]] in 2005,<ref name="Em"/> the first time in the Ashmolean that a show was devoted singly to the work of a living artist.<ref name="Nou"/><ref name="Pearl"/> He has also had a solo exhibition at Beijings National Gallery. His works have been exhibited by the British Museum and the V&A in London. His work at the British museum is now part of their permanent collection and this was marked with a symposium about himself and the Stars movement and his work.

Also in 2005, he was one of three finalists for the [[Arts Council England]] "Pearl Award for Creative Excellence".<ref name="Pearl" />


==References==
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==Further reading==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.afh.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=80 Profile] at Art for Humanity
*[http://www.afh.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=80 Profile] at Art for Humanity


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[[zh:曲磊磊]]

Latest revision as of 10:08, 18 September 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qu.

Qu Leilei (曲磊磊, born 1951)[1] is a contemporary Chinese artist currently based in the UK.

Qu grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution and spent some time forced in to hard labour as his parents were branded capitalists .[2] Later, he served as an art director at China Central Television.[2]

In 1979, as one of the founding members of the avant-garde "Stars Group", together with, Wang Keping, Ma De Sheng, Mao Lizi, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, Ah Cheng and Ai Weiwei,[3][4][5] Qu took part in the first exhibitions of contemporary art in China.[2]

After Qu left China, he relocated to London to practice his art, lecture and exhibit internationally.[3] His paintings were exhibited at a solo display in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford in 2005,[3] the first time in the Ashmolean that a show was devoted singly to the work of a living artist.[4][5] He has also had a solo exhibition at Beijings National Gallery. His works have been exhibited by the British Museum and the V&A in London. His work at the British museum is now part of their permanent collection and this was marked with a symposium about himself and the Stars movement and his work.

Also in 2005, he was one of three finalists for the Arts Council England "Pearl Award for Creative Excellence".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Yung Chang. (1996) Preface to A Visual Diary Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine reproduced at redfern-gallery.com. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b c James, Nicholas P. (12 November 2007). Small Histories. United Kingdom: C.V./Visual Arts Research. ISBN 978-1-905571-51-2., p. 60
  3. ^ a b c Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK. (16 June 2005) The Music of Ink: Chinese arts ancient and modern, Special event on Chinese Culture in British Museum Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine chinese-embassy.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  4. ^ a b Asian Nouveau. (24 May 2005) New work by Qu Lei Lei at the Ashmolean Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. asiannouveau.com. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Arts Council England. (2005) 2005 finalists: Pearl Award for Creative Excellence Archived 7 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine pearlawards.org.uk Retrieved 19 March 2008.

Further reading

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  • Winchester, Rupert (Fall 2005). "Qu Lei Lei: Everyone's Life is an Epic". ArtAsiaPacific (46): 80. 17940479.
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