Ma Desheng
Ma Desheng, born 1952 in Beijing, is a Chinese artist and one of the founding members of the Stars Group. After being arrested for his role in arranging the group's first exhibition and repressions against "liberal thinkers", the artist relocated to Paris in 1986. Ma is self-trained as a woodblock craftsman, his works are held in various significant public and private collections including the Ashmolean Museum, and the British Museum.
Ma Desheng
- Born
- 1952 · Beijing.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- artist · poet · painter · calligrapher · writer
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French · Chinese
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Ma Desheng, born 1952 in Beijing, is a Chinese artist and one of the founding members of the Stars Group. After being arrested for his role in arranging the group's first exhibition and repressions against "liberal thinkers", the artist relocated to Paris in 1986. Ma is self-trained as a woodblock craftsman, his works are held in various significant public and private collections including the Ashmolean Museum, and the British Museum.
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The recorded working language is French and Chinese. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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- 1.Stars 79-80 星星美展, Li Xianting et Huang Rui éd. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2019
- 2.Les êtres de pierre de Ma Desheng au Carreau du Temple. Artistik Rezo. 27 janvier 2015.
- 3.Doc(ks) 114.f n°41, Poèmes & Art en Chine, les « non-officiels », hiver 81-82
- 4.Les lithographies ont fait l'objet, avec plusieurs encres et peinture de la période récente, d'une exposition au Centre Pompidou, du 22 novembre 2022 au 22 mars 2023
- 5.Centre International de Poésie Marseille. cipmarseille.com.
- 6.Artists. Kwai Fung Hin.
- 7.Home. GALERIE ORIANE.
- 8.A2Z Art Gallery. www.a2z-art.com.
- 9.Article on Ma Desheng (2006), in Ma Desheng. Kwai Fung Art Publishing House. 2007. 9789889876937.
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