Chen Weiming
Chen was commissioned by the New Zealand government to create a 3-metre bronze statue of Edmund Hillary in 1991. In 2008, he created a 6.4 metres high replica of the Goddess of Democracy that stood in the Chinese University of Hong Kong until 23 December 2021. In June 2021 and June 2022, Chen unveiled a pair of 30-foot-high sculptures at Yermo's open-air High Desert art centre called Liberty Sculpture Park.
Chen Weiming
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- Name
- Chen Wenming
- Birthplace
- Hangzhou, China Chen Weiming (born c. 1970)
- Born
- 1950. · Hangzhou.
- Nationality
- New Zealand.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
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Chen was commissioned by the New Zealand government to create a 3-metre bronze statue of Edmund Hillary in 1991. In 2008, he created a 6.4 metres high replica of the Goddess of Democracy that stood in the Chinese University of Hong Kong until 23 December 2021. In June 2021 and June 2022, Chen unveiled a pair of 30-foot-high sculptures at Yermo's open-air High Desert art centre called Liberty Sculpture Park.
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Chen created a large-scale relief representation of the Tiananmen massacre in 2009, on the 20th anniversary of the massacre. The Tiananmen massacre relief and the Goddess of Democracy replica were both displayed in Hong Kong during protests in 2010. Chen was born in Hangzhou, China, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1988. He holds a New Zealand passport as well as permanent residence in the United States, and lives in both countries. In 2011, Chen traveled to Syria to fight alongside Free Syrian Army rebels fighting in the Syrian uprising.
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• Name — Chen Wenming • Birthplace — Hangzhou, China Chen Weiming (born c. 1970)
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- 1.亚洲周刊. 他雕刻六四時光與糾結. 2010.
- 2.美国之音中文网. 踏上不归路的雕刻家. 2012-06-02.
- 3.苹果日报. 民主女神雕塑家：這裏只有與中共鬥爭的風暴美國荒漠成英靈安息地. 2019-05-14.
- 4.Chen Weiming – Art Next Gallery. artnextgallery.com.
- 5.faz.net: Hongkonger Denkmalsturm zu Weihnachten
- 6.Charlie McGee. High Desert artist Weiming Chen unveils anti-Chinese government sculpture after original burned down. Victorville Daily Press.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1105483231, Chen, Weiming.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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