Xue Song

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Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song’s Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song’s Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song, 2019
Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai 2020
Xue Song’s Studio, Shanghai 2020
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Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song's Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song's Studio, Shanghai 2017
Xue Song, 2019
Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai 2020
Xue Song's Studio, Shanghai 2020
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Works



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Xue Song, Symbol Series – US Dollar No. 1 – 9, 2021
Xue Song, Seven Color Landscape, 2019
Xue Song, Spring Colors, 2019
Xue Song, Polka Dot Landscape No. 5, 2018
Xue Song, Harmony, 2019
Xue Song, Sailing Amdist Mountains, 2016
Xue Song, Spring River in Mountain Colors, 2015
Xue Song, Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, 2014
Xue Song, Spring Colors, 2013
Xue Song, Tangka Cola No. 2, 2011
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Xue Song, <i>Symbol Series - US Dollar No. 1 - 9</i>, 2021
Xue Song, <i>Seven Color Landscape, </i>2019
Xue Song, <i>Spring Colors,</i> 2019
Xue Song, <i>Polka Dot Landscape No. 5,</i> 2018
Xue Song,<i> Harmony,</i> 2019
Xue Song, <i>Sailing Amdist Mountains,</i> 2016
Xue Song, <i>Spring River in Mountain Colors, </i>2015
Xue Song, <i>Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, </i>2014
Xue Song, <i>Spring Colors, </i>2013
Xue Song, <i>Tangka Cola No. 2, </i>2011
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Born in 1965 in Dangshan, Anhui, and graduated in 1988 from the Stage Design Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, Xue Song is a contemporary Chinese artist, whose style of collage is characterized by the burning ready-made images and his rearrangement of the burnt fragments on the canvas. This symbolic destruction and rebirth or deconstruction and reconstruction underline the significance of his artistic practice, as well as fashions a brand new visuality.

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Exhibitions

Journal

Mount Ali

Catalog Entry
Eight Views of Taiwan
Xue Song, who has secured his place in Chinese contemporary art with his method of burnt collage and Pop Art-inspired colours, has also captured the attention of international audiences. His works appear both traditional and modern, perfectly blending Chinese and Western visual styles. To international audiences, his images possess a quintessential Eastern aesthetic, and for all modern viewers, they evoke a strong sense of familiar nostalgia.
Xue Song, Ali Mountain, 2013. Photo: T. Chang

Evaluation and Value

Essay
Xue Song’s Role as an Artist in Contemporary Culture
As a Chinese Contemporary artist, the challenge of Western art has undeniably shaped Xue Song’s practice. Consciously working within this premise, he addresses his own identity and confronts the complex history that has shaped him and the fast-changing society in which he is a part of. In this way, Xue Song’s evaluation of himself as an artist ultimately corresponds to the value of his art.
Xue Song in his Studio, Shanghai, 2017. Photo: T. Chang


News

National Cellar 1573 / Xue Song

Commission
Xue Song
In welcoming 2023, National Cellar 1573 and Shanghai-based artist Xue Song celebrate the launch of Brilliant Mountains of Pine baijiu liquor. Limited to editions of 60,000 bottles worldwide, the product design is inspired by Xue Song’s mixed-media collage work, featuring auspicious colours and motifs in a traditional landscape setting.
National Cellar 1537 New Year Product Launch Party. Photo: Courtesy of Li Youyou

Contemporary Art Represents the Spirit of Today

Video
Xue Song
In this video, we take an in-depth look into Xue Song’s career as a Chinese contemporary artist, covering his journey from his hometown of Dangshan, Anhui to the metropolitan city of Shanghai, his interest in Chinese history and contemporary culture, his wide range of subject matter, and the initial fire that sparked his inspiration for the iconic style of burnt collage that he is known for today.
Video Still from Trans-Figuration. Video: Courtesy of Li Youyou

Trans-Figuration – Guangdong Museum of Art

Museum Exhibition
Xue Song
Trans-Figuration by Xue Song is on view at the Guangdong Museum of Art from March 26 to April 20, 2022. The exhibition title is inspired by the term “transfiguration” in Buddhist art, which can be applied to understand Xue Song’s appropriation of ready-made images.
Installation View, Guangdong Museum of Art. Photo: Courtesy of Xue Song

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Publications

Fire and Water

Catalog
The Art of Xue Song
Lofty Culture & Art, 2022
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