Xu jian guo

Jian Guo Xu is an artist for our times. Straddling the artistic traditions of both Eastern abstract brushwork and Western color sensibility, Xu has melded both techniques to create works that push the boundaries of contemporary art. Xu’s unique medium, the integration of rice paper with sumi ink and watercolor with canvas, acrylics and oil testify to his cross-cultural heritage. Xu is recognized for groundbreaking reinvention of Song dynasty landscape painting with contemporary urban landscape. This style, neo mountains and rivers- is exemplified by two ten-meter long sumi-brush on silk handscrolls that have been featured in major solo exhibitions globally. 

Xu’s works have been featured in major solo exhibitions globally and in the US. His work is currently in the collection of Boston Museum of Fine Arts as well as private collections. His retrospective- Beyond Contemporary was exhibited in the National Museum of China, Beijing Capital Museum, Guangdong Provincial Museum, and Shanghai Museum of Art as part of U.S. Embassy and Consulate-sponsored exhibitions. Ambassador Gary Locke and other Consul Generals have opened his exhibitions as a major part of US-China cultural exchanges. Xu has given keynote lectures at Central Academy of Art, Shanghai Theater Academy among others, as part of that effort. Xu’s works have been featured in both Christie’s and Sotheby’s Important Contemporary Chinese Art Sales, as well as solo exhibitions at Sotheby’s Hong Kong and Art Basel.

Xu, now a US citizen, lives and works from New York City.

Xu’s works have been featured in major solo exhibitions globally and in the US.  His work is currently in the collection of Boston Museum of Fine Arts as well as private collections. His retrospective- Beyond Contemporary was exhibited in the National Museum of China, Beijing Capital Museum, Guangdong Provincial Museum, and Shanghai Museum of Art as part of U.S. Embassy and Consulate-sponsored exhibitions. Ambassador Gary Locke and other Consul Generals have opened his exhibitions as a major part of US-China cultural exchanges.  Xu has given keynote lectures at Central Academy of Art, Shanghai Theater Academy among others, as part of that effort. Xu’s works have been featured in both Christie’s and Sotheby’s Important Contemporary Chinese Art Sales, as well as solo exhibitions at Sotheby’s Hong Kong and Art Basel.