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  2024-09-16 12:00:00 2024-09-30 20:30:00 America/New_York Drawing Center Drawing Center : 2024 Benefit Auction https://auction.drawingcenter.org/auctions/the-drawing-center/2024-benefit-auction-16224
"A Selection of Great Art by People Who Know What They Like." Funds raised through TDC's 2024 benefit auction will provide critical support for our ambitious roster of exhibitions, publications, education initiatives, and public programs. Bidding begins on Monday, September 16 at 12pm EST, and closes on Monday, September 30 at 8:30pm EST. The Drawing Center rbrickman@drawingcenter.org
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Xingzi Gu, "Couple lying down", 2024
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Xingzi Gu, "Couple lying down", 2024

Estimate: $1,950 - $1,950
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$1,170
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Xingzi Gu
"Couple lying down", 2024
Pencil drawing on paper
Unframed: 9 ½ x 12 x 0.1 inches (24.1 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm)
Framed: 12 x 15 ½ x 1 inches (30.5 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm)
Courtesy of the Artist

 

Selected by John Yau

 

Xingzi Gu was born in 1995 to parents of painter in Nantong, China. They spent their childhood in Nanjing learning painting academically, and their teenage years were spent in Auckland, New Zealand learning English and Art. They furthered their studies at the School of the Art Institute Chicago (BFA, 2018) and New York University (MFA, 2023). Xingzi’s work often revolves around themes of intimacy, love and myth, rendering figures and their emotional landscapes. Recent solo exhibitions include Lubov (2024); Anonymous Gallery (2022, performance event); 80WSE, Project Space (2022); Recent group exhibitions include Clearing (2024), Island Gallery (2023) and Stilllife (2024). Their work has been featured in Artforum, Hyperallergic, Interview Magazine, Elephant Magazine and W Magazine. They previously have participated in residencies at Vermont Studio Center (fellowship), Chicago Artist Coalition, and Saas-Fee Summer Institute of Art. 

Overall Dimensions
Height: 12.00 in
Width: 15.50 in
Depth: 1.00 in

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