Wang Jianwei

Wang Jianwei
Prophet
2012
Mixed media, installation
330 x 400 x 381 cm

I walk around the city every day and all I see is street lights, light box advertisements, and exhaust pipes. They tell a story about my city, so I’d make it like that. By naming the work “Prophet”, I do not mean that I thought of it first, but rather that it gave birth to my thoughts.

About Wang Jianwei：
Wang Jianwei (b.1958, Sichuan Province, China) lives and works in Beijing. Since the 1990s, he has been researching the influence of multiple sciences and interdisciplinary knowledge on contemporary art. Well-versed in philosophy, he draws from mathematics, data-collection methods, scientific experimentation, and neurology to develop a new language for art and to practice a cross-sector methodology. Such a vision illuminates his creations spanning new media, film, performance, painting, sculpture, and installation. 

Wang Jianwei has participated in major film and theater festivals, exhibitions, and academic events around the world. He was the FCA (Foundation for Contemporary Art) Grant Recipient in 2008.