Huang Rui

Place: Beijing

Born: 1952

Biography:

Huang Rui is a Chinese artist known for his social and cultural criticism. He was born in Beijing in 1952 and was one of the pioneers of contemporary Chinese art that emerged in the 1980s with the artist collective 'Xing Xing' ('The Stars'). He is one of the founding members of the Chinese avant-garde art group The Stars Art Group, which was the first publicly active art collective to protest government censorship after the Cultural Revolution. He co-published the literary journal Today (今天) in 1978, which was one of the most radical publications in circulation after the Cultural Revolution. His work includes paintings, calligraphy, installations, and performance art.