Ding Yi, Hardcover

This is the first monograph to give an overview of the entire career to date of Chinese artist Ding Yi (b. 1962), whose body of work is characterized by repeated explorations of crosses and grids. Large in scale and extraordinary in detail, Ding Yi's paintings invite a myriad of questions, especially how an intuitive artist works with recurrent patterns and symbols. Tackling this paradox, the authors discuss a range of questions pertinent to the artist, primarily the extent to which Ding Yi's environment and culture have shaped his work. Based on extensive interviews with the artist, Ding Yi presents a definitive portrait of an important contemporary painter and is essential reading for fans and the uninitiated alike.

Kaimei Wang graduated from Beijing Normal University and holds an MA on contemporary art at the Sotheby's Institute of Art. She is a frequent writer for several major art magazines and the founder of an independent film festival in China. She has lived in Shanghai since 2010 and has been actively involved in the Chinese contemporary art scene through close connections with artists, museums, and other art institutes.