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