Kiki Xuebing Wang
Kiki Xuebing Wang
Kiki Xuebing Wang (b. 1993, Zhengzhou, China) currently lives and works in London. Working with oil paints, Wang creates translucent surfaces by building up multiple thin layers and sometimes smudging off each layer over and over again. For subjects, she is drawn to recognizable objects like flowers, seashells, and sometimes even umbrellas, that have their own regularized sense of geometry and pattern. Leaning into these patterns, Wang employs her arduous process to yield delicately fractured compositions. In her own words, “I used to look at a lot of paintings from the Bay Area Figurative Movement, painters like Richard Diebenkorn and David Park, when I was studying and living on the West Coast for a few years. It has taught me to look at a painting in a different way from its combination of figurative and abstraction both seen in the figurative paintings. I am also influenced by Impressionist painters such as Cezanne, Gauguin, and Manet. They capture momentary and essence without details.” Through her paintings, Wang explores the complexities of perception, acknowledging that it often veers far from capturing the whole truth. Her work invites viewers to contemplate the intricacies of human experience, challenging them to confront the fragmented nature of reality and the subjective nature of perception.
Wang’s solo exhibitions include: “Ripples,” Linseed Projects, Shanghai, CN (2023); “Marble Dessert,” Ginny on Fredrick x Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK (2023); “Lapwings,” Half Gallery, New York, US (2022). Kiki Xuebing Wang’s works have been presented in group exhibitions including: “Notes Toward a Shell,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); “Tie up,” Linseed Projects, Seoul, KR (2023); “The Connection,” Billytown, The Hague, NL (2022); “A Place of One’s Own, Andrea fest Fine Art, Rome, IT (2022); “Harmonious Arrangement,” Half Gallery, Los Angeles, US (2022). The artist completed her BA at University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, US) in 2016, and received MA at Royal College of Art (London, UK) in 2020. BIOGRAPHY
Past Exhibitions
Selected Press
FAD Magazine
Mark Westall
“Kiki Xuebing Wang Talks to Fad about Her Exhibition with Ginny on Frederick”
February 7, 2023
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Elephant
Sofia Hallström
“Who is Kiki Xuebing Wang? The London-based painter exploring memory and perception”
May 15, 2024
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Culture Liverpool
Ed Compson, Francesca Mollett, Kiki Xuebing Wang
“At Ginny on Frederick, Three Old Friends Ponder the Possibilities of Paint”
March 24, 2024
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BBC
“Shoe painting wins John Moores Painting Prize Visitors' Choice Award”
June 24, 2021
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News Highlights
Galerie
Paul Laster
“6 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in November”
November 6, 2024
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Hyperallergic
Matt Stromberg
“10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles this November”
October 30, 2024
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Artnet
Katie White
“Vicky Colombet Finds a Sense of ‘Home’ in Her Aerial-Inspired Paintings”
September 19, 2024
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Surface
Ryan Waddoups
“Vicky Colombet’s Aerial Vistas Flatten Time and Space”
September 9, 2024
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