DU Kun

1982

Born in Sichuan, China

Lives and works in Tianjin & Beijing, China

Education:

2007

BFA in Oil Painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

2003

The High School Affiliated to the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

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电音云龙图 / Cloud Dragon in Electronic Noise
2020
scroll, ink and colour on silk
70 × 860 cm (painting), 75 × 1172 cm (scroll), 82 × 11 × 12 cm (camphor wood box)
© Du Kun, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery

三远即兴 / Sanyuan Improvisation
2021
ink and colour on silk
19 × 136 cm (painting), 25 × 180 cm (silk), 30 × 186 × 3 cm (framed)
© Du Kun, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery

临江听筝 / Listening to the Guzheng While Overlooking a River
2021
ink and colour on silk
27 × 150 cm (painting), 33 × 180 cm (silk), 39 × 186 × 5 cm (framed)
© Du Kun, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery

Punk Temple
2014
oil on canvas
200 × 130 cm

Sky View Tower
2015
oil on canvas
200×130 cm

Palatial Temple at the Mountain's North Face
2016
oil on canvas
210 × 140 cm

Temple in the Clouds
2015
oil on canvas
210 × 140 cm

Mountain of the Six Ancestors
2016
oil on canvas
210 × 140 cm

Karen Island
2015
oil on canvas
210 × 140 cm

Solo Exhibitions

2021

“Scores of Landscapes” Mizuma Gallery, Singapore

2019

“Sights of the Mount Sumeru” Mizuma, Kips & Wada Art, New York, USA

2016

“众神闹− Revels of the Rock Gods” Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, JP

2014

DU Kun & ZHAO Na “Dark Songs for the Light” Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin, CN

2013

“Pulse” Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, CN

2011

“His Kingdom” Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, CN

2010

“A STOLEN WORLD” Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, CN

Group Exhibitions

2020

「A Spirit Was Seen from the Window – Work Collection Cases of Chinese Young Artists Since 1999」Long Museum, Shanghai, CN

「The 2020 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists Exhibition」K11 HACC, Hong Kong

2016

Temporal Turn: Art & Speculation in Contemporary Asia, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, US

2014

DU Kun & ZHAO Na “Dark Songs for the Light”, Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin, CN

2012

“Carnival” Mizuma & One Gallery, Beijing, CN

2011

“LOVE and HOPE: The Art World Assisting Children Affected by the Japanese Disasters” Iberia Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing, CN

2010

Busan Biennale, Busan, KR

2009

“NIUBI NEWBIE KIDS II” Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, CN

“For the unforgettable memories – Sichuan Power” (exhibition for commemorating the one-year anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake), Da Xiang Gallery, Beijing, CN

2007

“Wang Jialian Oil Painting Scholarship Exhibition” CAFA, Beijing, CN

“Starting: five-people group show”, F5 Art Gallery, Jiu Chang art district, Beijing, CN

“The Academy Light: the graduation works exhibition” CAFA, Beijing, CN

2005

“Excellent art works exhibition of Oil Painting Department” CAFA, Beijing, CN

2002

“Open the Door, Bobo!: four-people group exhibition” China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CN

Projects

2012

Made in China: Contemporary Chinese Artists Luciano Benetton Collection, IT

2011

Love and Hope: Art World Assisting Children Affected by the Japanese Disasters, Iebra Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, CN

Awards

2020

Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong

2016

Gold Award, One Show – China Creativity Award, Shanghai, CN

2007

The Award of Wang Jialian Oil Painting Scholarship of CAFA, Beijing, CN

Excellent Award of “The Academy Light”, Beijing, CN

2006

The Best Creativity Honor of the Oil Painting Department of CAFA, Beijing, CN

Public Collection

Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas, USA

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