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Life of Yue Minjun
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Yue Minjun was born in 1962 in the town of Daqing in Heilongjiang, China.
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Move to Beijing
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Worked as an electrician, Ocean Oil Company, Tianjin
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Studied in the Oil Painting Department of Hebei Normal University, China.
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he was inspired by a painting by Geng Jianyi in the "China / Avant Garde" show in Beijing, which depicted Geng's own laughing face.
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He eventually moved to Hongmiao in the Chaoyang District, Beijing, which was also home to other Chinese artists.
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Designed Redstar watch for The Artists Collection of Swatch Watches, 1996 Spring Collection
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"China Now," Tokyo, Japan; Basel, Switzerland
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5000 + 10, Chinese Contemporary (London), Bilbao, Spain
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"Red Ocean – Yue Minjun", Chinese Contemporary Gallery, London, England
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"Korea and Chinese Painting 2002: New Expression," Seoul Culture & Art Center, Korea
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"Dreaming of the Dragon’s Nation: Contemporary Art Exhibition from China," Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
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"Yue Min Jun: Sculptures & Paintings," Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
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His piece 'Execution' became the most expensive work ever by a Chinese contemporary artist, when sold in 2007 for £2.9 million pounds (US $5.9 million) at London's Sotheby's
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Yue Minjun’s first museum show in the U.S. opened at the Queens Museum of Art
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The Road – Yue Minjun Solo Exhibition
