Su Xiaobai (Chinese: 苏笑柏; pinyin: Sū Xiàobǎi; born 1949) is a Chinese artist.
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Traditional Chinese | 蘇笑柏[1] | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 苏笑柏 | ||||||||||
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Exhibitions and collections
editSu's works are in the permanent collection of several museums, including the Langen Foundation, the Pinakothek der Moderne, the National Art Museum of China, and the Shanghai Art Museum.[2] In addition, the Brooklyn Museum's collection includes Moonlight Halo,[3] the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco's collection includes Three Colours – Crimson,[4] and the Art Gallery of New South Wales's collection includes Magnanimous – Blue.[5]
Solo exhibitions include:
Group exhibitions include:
- "Jing Shen: The Act of Painting in Contemporary China", Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (Jul 10–Sep 6, 2015)[6]
- "Transforming Pictures: A Contemporary (Re)presenting of Traditional Thoughts", National Art Museum of China, Beijing (2009)[7]
References
edit- ^ Sullivan (2006).
- ^ Gao & Alexander (2016a), p. 364.
- ^ Su Xiaobai (2013). Moonlight Halo (Oil, lacquer, linen, and wood, 60 5/8 x 58 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (154 x 149 x 13 cm)). Brooklyn Museum. 2015.92.1.
- ^ Su Xiaobai (2013). Three Colours – Crimson (Oil, lacquer, linen, and wood, 88 x 77 x 5 7/8 in. (223.5 x 195.6 x 15 cm)). Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. 2014.55.
- ^ Su Xiaobai (2016). Magnanimous – Blue (Oil, lacquer, linen, and wood, 173.0 x 165.0 x 15.0 cm). Art Gallery of New South Wales. 356.2017.
- ^ PAC Curitorial Board (2015a).
- ^ Tsao (2009a); Zhang, Cahill & Cahill (2009), p. 209.
Books
editShanghai Art Museum 2007
edit- Shanghai Art Museum, ed. (2007). Dà xiàng wúxíng: Sū Xiàobǎi zuòpǐn zhǎn 大象无形 : 苏笑柏作品展 [Intangible Greats : Works by Xiaobai Su] (in Chinese and English). Shanghai: Shanghai Bookstore Press. ISBN 978-7-80678-680-2.
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- Fang (2007) — Fang Zeng Xian. Preface. In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), p. 9.
- Tao (2007) — Tao Yongbai. "A Skiff Passed through Thousands of Valleys—Su Xiaobai's Way "Home"". In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 14–20.
- Jia (2007) — Jia Fangzhou. "My View on Su Xiaobai's Paintings". In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 22–26.
- Gong (2007) — Gong Yunbiao. "The Silent Images". In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 29–34.
- Shang (2007) — Shang Hui. "The Unique Way of Expressing Cross-Cultures by Su Xiaobai". In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 35–40.
- Baixi (2007) — Baixi. "An Interview with Su Xiaobai". In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 152–163.
- Shanghai Art Museum (2007a) — Shanghai Art Museum (2007a). "Biography and Main Art Activities of Xiaobai Su". In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 184–185.
- [Yè Tíngfāng] 叶廷芳. "Yǐn qùle wùxiàng, zhùrùle qínghuái hé zhé sī—Màn yì Sū Xiàobǎi de yóucǎi huà" "隐去了物象,注入了情怀和哲思—漫议苏笑柏的油彩画" (in Chinese). In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 40–41.
- [Táo Yǒngbái] 陶咏白; [Sū Xiàobǎi] 苏笑柏; [Shàng Huī] 尚辉; [Lǐ Jiànguó] 李建国; [Jiǎ Fāngzhōu] 贾方舟; [Xú Hóng] 徐虹; et al. "Sū Xiàobǎi zuòpǐn yántǎo huì" "苏笑柏作品研讨会" (in Chinese). In Shanghai Art Museum (2007), pp. 164–181.
Tsao 2009
edit- Tsao Hsingyuan (2009). Wù xiàng huàjìng: Chuántǒng sīwéi dí dàng dài chóng shù 悟象化境 : 传统思维的当代重述 [Transforming pictures: A contemporary (re)presenting of traditional thoughts] (in Chinese and English). Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. ISBN 978-7-119-05762-0.
- Tsao (2009a) — Tsao Hsingyuan (2009a). "Chapter Three: Meaning Beyond Image". In Tsao (2009), pp. 101–136.
- Zhang, Cahill & Cahill (2009, p. 209) — Zhang, Angela; Cahill, Benedict; Cahill, Julian. "Artists' Biographies and Works in the Exhibit". In Tsao (2009), pp. 201–214.
Beyer 2010
edit- Beyer, Nicole, ed. (2010). Xiaobai Su: Die Dynastie der Farben (in German and English). Mainz & Neuss: ZDF & Langen Foundation. ISBN 978-3-940661-01-2.
- Schächter (2010) — Schächter, Markus. "Mediator from the Middle Kingdom". In Beyer (2010), p. 9.
- Langen-Crasemann (2010) — Langen-Crasemann, Sabine. "The Poetry of the Pictures". In Beyer (2010), p. 11.
- Gallwitz (2010) — Gallwitz, Klaus. "China Began in Weidingen". In Beyer (2010), pp. 17–19.
- Beyer (2010a) — Beyer, Nicole (2010a). "The Essence of the Pictures". In Beyer (2010), pp. 28–33.
- Gao (2010) — Gao Minglu. "Kao Gong Ji: Art of Xiaobai Su and His 'Reserve Philosophy'". In Beyer (2010), pp. 38–41.
- Baixi (2010) — Baixi. "An Interview with Xiaobai Su: The Art Works are the Entire Life of the Artist". In Beyer (2010), pp. 142–151.
- Beyer (2010b) — Beyer, Nicole, ed. (2010b). "Biography". In Beyer (2010), pp. 154–155.
- Beyer (2010c) — Beyer, Nicole, ed. (2010c). "List of Illustrations". In Beyer (2010), pp. 156–157.
Pearl Lam 2012
edit- Pearl Lam Galleries, ed. (2012). Zhōngguó chōuxiàng yìshù, 80 niándài zhìjīn: Yì yuán 中國抽象藝術, 80年代至今 : 憶原 [Chinese Contemporary Abstract, 1980s Until Present: Mindmap] (in Chinese and English). Hong Kong: Pearl Lam Galleries.
- Gao (2012, p. 8) — Gao Minglu. "A Return to Humanity and the Natural World — An Introduction to Chinese 'Abstraction'". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2012), pp. 6–9.
- Gao & Moorhouse (2012, p. 14) — Gao Minglu; Moorhouse, Paul. "A Dialogue on 'Abstract Art'". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2012), pp. 10–15.
- Moorhouse (2012) — Moorhouse, Paul. "Su Xiaobai". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2012), p. 31.
- Pearl Lam Galleries (2012a) — Pearl Lam Galleries, ed. (2012a). "Su Xiaobai". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2012), p. 50.
Tsai 2013
edit- Tsai Chao-Yi, ed. (2013). Dà jìng: Sū Xiàobǎi yìshù zhǎn 大境 : 蘇笑柏藝術展 [Grand Immensity: The Art of Xiaobai Su] (in Chinese and English). Taichung: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-986-03-6690-7.
- Huang (2013) — Huang Tsai-Lang. "Director's Preface". In Tsai (2013), pp. 6–8.
- Peng (2013) — Peng De. "Xiaobai Su's Theory of Art". In Tsai (2013), pp. 9–24. [DONT HAVE YET]
Pearl Lam 2014
edit- Pearl Lam Galleries, ed. (2014). Sū Xiàobǎi 蘇笑柏 [Su Xiaobai]. Hong Kong: Pearl Lam Galleries. ISBN 978-988-12441-9-2.
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- Moorhouse (2014) — Moorhouse, Paul. "An Ontological Argument: The Art of Su Xiaobai". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2014), pp. 19–24.
- Rajchman (2014) — Rajchman, John. "Preliminary Questions About Abstraction in China: Su Xiaobai's Lacquer". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2014), pp. 147–[160?].
- Picasso (2014) — Picasso, Sydney. "Body of Proof: The Art of Su Xiaobai". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2014), pp. 215–[228?].
- Chiu (2014) — Chiu, Melissa. "Lacquer Monochromes: Su Xiaobai". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2014), pp. 275–278.
- Gao (2014) — Gao Minglu. "Su Xiaobai's Art and His Low-Profile Philosophy". In Pearl Lam Galleries (2014), pp. 343–346.
PAC 2015
edit- PAC Curitorial Board, ed. (2015). Jing Shen: The Act of Painting in Contemporary China (in Italian and English). Cinisello Balsamo, Milano: Silvana. ISBN 978-88-366-3173-5.
- PAC Curitorial Board (2015a) — PAC Curitorial Board, ed. (2015a). "Su Xiaobai". In PAC Curitorial Board (2015), pp. 106–111.
- PAC Curitorial Board (2015b, p. 156) — PAC Curitorial Board, ed. (2015b). "Artists' Biographies". In PAC Curitorial Board (2015), pp. 152–157.
Gao & Alexander 2016
edit- Gao Minglu; Alexander, Benjamin, eds. (2016). Su Xiaobai. Milano: Skira. ISBN 978-88-572-2684-2.
- Gao (2016) — Gao Minglu. "'Tasting the Thingness' and Contemporaneity: On Su Xiaobai's Lacquer Art". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 7–9.
- Alexander (2016a) — Alexander, Benjamin (2016a). "The Surface". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 13–19.
- Alexander (2016b) — Alexander, Benjamin (2016b). "The Border". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 113–118.
- Alexander (2016c) — Alexander, Benjamin (2016c). "The Body". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 211–215.
- Raichman (2016) — Raichman, John. "Su Xiaobai's Abstract Drift: From Lacquer to White, Hut to Chapel". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 301–307.
- Baixi (2016) — Baixi. "An Interview with Su Xiaobai: Artworks are the Entire Life of the Artist". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 353–360.
- Gao & Alexander (2016a) — Gao, Minglu; Alexander, Benjamin, eds. (2016a). "Chronology". In Gao & Alexander (2016), pp. 363–364.
Tina Keng 2018
edit- Hsieh, Catherine Y., ed. (2018). Wúshí Wúkèke = Itsu, ikanaru toki mo 無時無刻 = いつ、いかなる時も [And There's Nothing I Can Do] (PDF) (in Japanese and English). Taipei: TKG Foundation. ISBN 978-986-93580-7-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-08.
- Mino (2018) – Mino, Yutaka. Preface. In Hsieh (2018), p. 11.
- Gao (2018) – Gao Minglu. "True Sequester Lies in the Madding Crowd, True Pleasure Lies Within the Work — The Art of Su Xiaobai". In Hsieh (2018), pp. 20–25.
- Alexander (2018) – Alexander, Benjamin. "Su Xiaobai — What Matters is Matter Itself". In Hsieh (2018), pp. 32–36.
- Hsieh (2018a) – Hsieh, Catherine Y., ed. (2018a). "Biography". In Hsieh (2018), p. 289.
- Hsieh (2018b) – Hsieh, Catherine Y., ed. (2018b). "Chronology". In Hsieh (2018), pp. 294–296.
Tina Keng 2021
edit- Lin (2021) – Lin Yi-Hsiu (2021). "The Keeper of Diaries: Su Xiaobai". In Hsieh, Catherine Y. (ed.). Su Xiaobai: Beneath a Descending Moon, Breathing (PDF). Translated by Wang, E-Fahn. Taipei: Tina Keng Gallery. pp. [69]–[81]. ISBN 978-986-97429-9-3.
Other print
edit- Gao Minglu, ed. (2012). Zhōngguó chōuxiàng yìshù, 80 niándài zhìjīn: Yì yuán 中國抽象藝術, 80年代至今 : 憶原 [Chinese contemporary abstract, 1980s until present: Mindmap]. Hong Kong: Pearl Lam Galleries.
- Sullivan, Michael (2006). "Su Xiaobai". Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-520-24449-8.
- Chan, Carly (July 2014). "Xiaobo Su – Painting and Being" (PDF). Precious. Vol. 30. pp. 140–143. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2019.
- Perfection by Chance: A Yi Pai Series Exhibition (PDF). Hong Kong: Pearl Lam Galleries. 2015.
- Vis-à-Vis (PDF) (Exhibition catalogue). Hong Kong: Pearl Lam Galleries. 2018.
- Lawrence R. Sullivan (8 November 2017). "Art and Antiquities Market". Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Economy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-5381-0854-3.
- The Luxe Museum (Sep–Oct 2008). "From Imagery to Abstraction: An Exhibition by Invitation of Contemporary Chinese Oil Painting". AsianArtNews (Advertisement). 18 (5): 50–51. ISSN 1023-5884.
Online
edit- Artsy Editors (7 May 2014). "Surface Area: The Earthy Minimalism of Su Xiaobai". Artsy. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
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has generic name (help) - Chan, Yuan-Kwan (20 May 2014). "Su Xiaobai's simplicity graces Art Basel Hong Kong 2014". Meniscus Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
- Christie's editors (5 September 2017). "10 Chinese contemporary artists you need to know". Christie's. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
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has generic name (help) - Dickie, Anna. "Pearl Lam in Conversation". Ocula. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
- Jones, Whitney (7 February 2018). "Not Clay, but Su Xiaobai's Minimalist Surface Investigations". CFile. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
- Miller, Megan (7 November 2018). "'And there's nothing I can do': Chinese artist Su Xiaobai at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe + in conversation". Art Radar. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
- Reyburn, Scott (25 March 2016). "Market for Chinese Art Is Increasingly in China". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019.
- Shane, Daniel (24 March 2016). "Art Basel Hong Kong Is a Study in Contrasts". Barron's. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
- Ui-Hoon, Cheah (2 December 2016). "Taking a rich tradition to new heights". The Business Times. Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
- Wu, Daven (15 December 2016). "Su Xiaobai inaugurates Pearl Lam Galleries' new Dempsey Hill outpost". Wallpaper*. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.
- Yusof, Helmi (11 April 2018). "Chinese art market is now second biggest in the world". The Peak Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019.
Further reading
edit- Yang, Guangyu (2023). "Abstract art as a modernist direction of the Chinese culture". Museum Management and Curatorship. 38 (2): 195–209. doi:10.1080/09647775.2021.1969676.
- [Gāo Mínglù] 高名潞, ed. (2008). Kǎo gōng jì: Sū Xiàobǎi zuòpǐnjí 考工記: 蘇笑柏作品集 [Kao Gong Ji: Art of Xiaobai Su] (in Chinese). Shěnyáng Shì: Liáoníng měishù chūbǎn shè. ISBN 978-7-5314-4212-7.
- Gao Minglu, ed. (2014). Kǎo gōng jì: Sū Xiàobǎi de yìshù jí qí dīdiào zhéxué 考工记 : 苏笑柏的艺术及其低调哲学 [Kao Gong Ji: Art of Xiaobai Su and His "Reserve Philosophy"]. The Chinese Contemporary Mainstream Art. Shenyang: Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-531464556.
- Gong Yunbiao, ed. (2006). Sū Xiàobǎi 2005 苏笑柏2005 [Su Xiaobai 2005]. Hangzhou: China Academy of Art Press. ISBN 978-7-81083-503-9.
- He Huiting; Li Yingwei; Zhao Zhiheng, eds. (2008). Chéng huái guān dào: Sū Xiàobǎi zuòpǐn zhǎn 澄懷觀道 : 蘇笑柏作品展 [Clarify My Mind to View the World: The Artworks of Xiaobai Su]. Taipei: Lin & Keng Gallery. ISBN 978-957-8238-53-4.
- Klapheck, Konrad, ed. (1998). Dynamik und Stille: Xiaobai Su. Düsseldorf: Galerie Tedden.
- Pearl Lam Galleries, ed. (2014). Sū Xiàobǎi 蘇笑柏 [Su Xiaobai]. Hong Kong: Pearl Lam Galleries. ISBN 978-988-12441-9-2.
- Peng De 彭德 (2015). "Sū Xiàobǎi yìshù lùn" 苏笑柏艺术论. Péng Dé zì xuǎnjí 彭德自選集 [Selected essays by Peng De] (in Chinese). Taiyuan: Běiyuè. pp. 80–84. ISBN 978-7-5378-4242-6. [DUPLICATE, CHINESE]
External links
edit- "Su Xiaobai Official Website" (in Chinese).
- "Su Xiaobai". Pearl Lam Galleries.
- "Su Xiaobai". Tina Keng Gallery.
- "Su Xiaobai". Artsy.