Wang Shugang 王书刚
Personal
1960 Born in Bejing, China
1980-1985 Graduated from Sculpture Department, the Central Academy of Fine Art, Bachelor Degree
1985-1986 National Bureau of Town-planning
1987 Free-lance artist
1989 Immigrated to West Germany
2000 Working in both Germany and Beijing
Solo Exhibitions
1991 Gallery Stiller, Dortmund, Germany
1993 Gallery Henrichsen, Dortmund, Germany
1994 City Gallery, Borbeck Castle, Essen, Germany
1995 Asian Foundation, Essen, Germany
1996 Gallery Henrichsen, Dortmund, Germany
1997 Gruga Park, Essen, Germany
1998 Marl Museum of Sculpture, Marl City Savings Bank, Germany
1999 City Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2000 FORUM VEBIKUS Culture Center Kammgarn, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2001 Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, China
2002 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Beijing, China
2003 Apartment Block Life - Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
2006 Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen, Germany
Group Exhibitions
1997,1998 Summer Exhibition, Arts Association Ploen Castle, Ploen, Germany
1998 Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany
1998 Annual Exhibition NRW, Duesseldorf, Germany
1999 6th Biennale of Small Sculptures Wilhelm-Fabry-Museum, Hilden, Germany
2000 China Sculpture Festival, Huian, China
2001 Chengdu Biennale, Sichuan, China
2002 Selected Works from Chengdu Biennale, Millenium Monument, Beijing, China
2002 Highlights from Chengdu Biennale, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
2002 “Creating Dreams - Portraits” - Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China
2002 “Dialog” - Norwegian Embassy, Beijing, China
2002 China Art Archives and Warehouse, Beijing, China
2002 “Head” - FORUM VEBIKUS Culture Center Kammgarn, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2002 “Golden Harvest – Chinese Contemporary Art”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Kroatia
2002 Changchun Period Art Annual Invitatory Exhibition - „Bridge“, Changchun, China
2003 “Golden Harvest – Chinese Contemporary Art”, Museum City History, Serbia
2003 Reconstruction 798: Echo – 798 Space, Beijing, China
2003 “The left Hand and the right hand”, Dashanzi Art District (DAD - former 798 factory), Beijing, China
2003 “Alternative Modernity”, Beijing X-Ray Art Center, Beijing, China
2003 Reopening of Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2004 “The unknown masterpiece”, Rotary Club, Berlin Potsdam, Germany
2004 Dashanzi International Art Festival, Dashanzi Art District (DAD - former 798 factory), Beijing, China
2004 Officina Asia, Museum of Modern Art, Bologna, Italy
2004 Matchmaking, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China
2004 “The unknown masterpiece”, Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany
2005 “Multiple”, Georgia Museum for contemporary art, Atlanta, USA
2005 “Curious”, Gallery Deschler, Berlin, Germany
2005 2nd Dashanzi International Art Festival, Dashanzi Art District (DAD - former 798 factory), Beijing, China
2005 Transparent Box, Jianwai Soho, Beijing, China
2005 2nd Chengdu Biennale, Sichuan, China
2005 Opening of new space of Courtyard Gallery Beijing, Caochangdi, Beijing
2005 Convergence at E116°/ N40°, 798 Dayaolu Workshop, Dashanzi Art District
2005 Light, ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
2006 My space – your space, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
2006 Long March Project – Yan’an, China
2006 beijing case – ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
2006 Art Beijing, China
2007 Long March Project – Yan’an, 798 Long March Space, Beijing, China
2007 balance – Art inHeiligendamm, Muenster Bad Doberan, Germany
2007 Opening You Gallery, Beijing, China
2007 Shanghai International Art Fair, China
2007 Unveil the Red Curtain, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hongkong
2007 Lost borders, Art Channel, Beijing, China
Public Sculptures
1986 “Constructor”, “Mother and Child”, Yinchuan, China
1999 “Survey”, Castle Park, Gelsenkirchen, Germany