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Chinese Artists

108 artists 458 works at MoMA

Most-Represented Artists

  1. 36 Ai Weiwei (b. 1957)
  2. 35 Cang Xin (b. 1966)
  3. 34 Dong Gong (b. 1972)
  4. 22 Xiao Du Liu (b. 1961)
  5. 21 Rong Rong (b. 1968)
  6. 19 Paul Chan (b. 1973)
  7. 18 Wang Shu (b. 1963)
  8. 18 Li Hu (b. 1973)
  9. 17 Zhu Pei (b. 1962)
  10. 15 Xu Bing (b. 1955)

Gender Representation

  • Male — 65
  • Female — 21

Birth-Cohort Distribution

2
1900–1924
3
1925–1949
56
1950–1974
27
1975–1999
4
2000–2024

Era Leaders by Birth Cohort

CohortMost-represented artistWorks
1900–1924Luo Bonian5
1925–1949Chin Hsiao3
1950–1974Ai Weiwei36
1975–1999Xu Tiantian11
2000–2024Archi-Union Architects2

Top Media

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Photography 93 20.3%
Drawing 87 19%
Printmaking 85 18.6%
Video 43 9.4%
Woodcut 40 8.7%
Screenprint 31 6.8%
Other Media 28 6.1%
Digital Art 15 3.3%

Classification Breakdown

Classification Works Share
Architecture 175 38.2%
Photograph 109 23.8%
Print 93 20.3%
Video 25 5.5%
Drawing 16 3.5%
Installation 12 2.6%
Illustrated Book 9 2%
Sculpture 6 1.3%

Department Concentration

MoMA Department Works Share
Architecture & Design 180 39.3%
Drawings & Prints 124 27.1%
Photography 109 23.8%
Media and Performance 37 8.1%
Painting & Sculpture 8 1.7%

Production by Decade

3
0s
5
1930s
1
1940s
4
1960s
14
1980s
105
1990s
140
2000s
159
2010s
27
2020s

Physical Scale of Catalogued Works

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)7726.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)13545.8%
Large (1–3 m)7425.1%
Monumental (> 3 m)93.1%

Currently On View at The Met

15 works from Chinese artists currently installed in Met galleries