Wang Jinsong 王劲松

Born in Heilongjiang Province in 1963, Wang Jinsong graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the elite Beijing Institute of Education. In his striking explorations into photography, he also examines the fundamental issues of contemporary Chinese society—the one child policy, the destiny of the aged, the wholesale demolition of old buildings and the vexed cultural relationship of modern China with her glorious past. His current interest in traditional ink painting is surprising after his emphatically avant-garde work of previous years. But these beautiful and spontaneous paintings, free of any social content, reveal the breadth of his cultural interests, the connection he feels with the rich legacy of China's past. His work can be seen in many museums including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany.