Known for his original multiform approach and richly varied work, Xu Qu is one of the most interesting creative talents from the new generation of young Chinese artists who grew up in the 1980s. For over several years, Xu Qu has been exploring a wide range of mediums, such as videos, paintings, sculptures and installations that are questioning the reality of our global world and displaying an obsession with attraction for power relations.
Xu Qu
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Xu Qu, Euro 200, 2020
Oil on canvas
150 x 158 cm
59 1/8 x 62 1/4 in -
Xu Qu, The Front of Laocoön, 2017
Acrylic and spray on canvas
250 x 300 x 6 cm
98 3/8 x 118 1/8 x 2 3/8 Inches -
Xu Qu, Totem, 2015
Paper and Iron Plate
165 x 48 x 38 cm -
Xu Qu, Totem, 2015
Paper and Iron Plate
160 x 48 x 38 cm -
Xu Qu, Totem, 2015
Paper and Iron Plate
204 x 48 x 38 cm -
Xu Qu, Totem, 2015
Paper and Iron Plate
211 x 48 x 38 cm -
Xu Qu, Totem, 2015
Paper and Iron Plate
201 x 48 x 38 cm -
Xu Qu, Totem, 2015
Paper and Iron Plate
202 x 48 x 38 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars-Argentina peso 10 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars-Argentina peso 10 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars-pound 5 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars-pound 5 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Euro 5 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Euro 5 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Maze (relative), yellow and purple, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
250 x 372 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Dollar 1 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Dollar 1 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Dollar 2 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Dollar 2 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Dollar 5 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Dollar 5 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Euro 10 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Euro 10 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Euro 20 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Euro 20 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - NTD 500 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - NTD 500 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - NTD 1000 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - NTD 1000 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Pound 10 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Pound 10 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Pound 20 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Pound 20 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Pound 50 new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - Pound 50 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB 5mao new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB 5mao old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB 1yuan new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - 1yuan old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB 5yuan new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB yuan5 old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB 10yuan new, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Currency Wars - RMB 10yuan old, 2015
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
150 x 158 cm -
Xu Qu, Maze (relative), red and green, 2014
Acrylic on canvas
250 x 372 cm -
Xu Qu, Maze (relative), yellow and blue, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
250 x 372 cm -
Xu Qu, Qatar Old, 2014
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
158 x 150 cm -
Xu Qu, Qatar New, 2014
Acrylic on canvas
158 x 150 cm -
Xu Qu, Morocco Old, 2014
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
158 x 150 cm -
Xu Qu, Morocco new, 2014
Acrylic on canvas
158 x 150 cm -
Xu Qu, Maze painting (double maze), 2014
Acrylic on canvas
250 x 372 cm
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
News
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#7Questions with... Xu Qu
May 4 - 10, 2020
#7questions with... is a weekly series of stories in which an artist will share personal inspirations (books, films, exhibitions...) and studio images.
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Selected press
- Christopher Schreck, 'Highlights: Xu Qu', Kaleidoscope, Issue #3 Spring/Summer 2016 — 221.1 kB
- Ingrid Luquet-Gad, 'BENTU: Chinese Artists in a Time of Turbulence and Transformation’, Ran Dian Online, 31th March 2016 — 1.0 MB
- Claude Lorent, 'Valeur monétaire’, LA LIBRE BELGIQUE, October 23rd, 2015 — 975.1 kB
- Sam Steverlynck, 'La couleur de l’argent’, AGENDA, October 23rd, 2015 — 1.0 MB
- Hans-Maarten Post, 'Is dat nu kunst? De expert dient de criticus van antwoord’, Het Nieuwsblad, October 17th, 2015 — 807.6 kB
- Molly Gottschalk, 'The 15th Best Booths at Frieze London', Artsy, October 15th 2015 — 243.6 kB
- Sam Phillips, 'Your A to Z guide to Frieze week', RA Magazine, October 9th 2015 — 67.5 kB
- Venus Lau, FLASH ART: ‘Xu Qu Taikang Space / Beijing’, December 2014 — 822.4 kB
- 'Xu Qu: Tennis Court', TAIKANG SPACE, 2014 — 698.9 kB
- Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, 'Sneak Peek: 17 giant works at Art Basel Hong Kong 2014', BLOUINARTINFO, April 30, 2014 — 275.2 kB
- Liang Shu Han, Randian: ‘ON and OFF with Xu Qu’, 11 Janvier 2013 — 502.5 kB