Yin xiuzhen biography for kids
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Yin xiuzhen biography for kids
Yin Xiuzhen
Chinese artist
Yin Xiuzhen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Notable work | Washing the River Portable City |
| Spouse | Song Dong |
| Chinese | 尹秀珍 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yǐn Xiùzhēn |
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.
Yin Xiuzhen (Chinese: 尹秀珍; born 1963 in Beijing)[1] is a Chinese sculpture and installation artist.
She incorporates used textiles and keepsakes from her childhood in Beijing to show the connection between memory and cultural identity. She has also employed pots and pans, wooden chests, suitcases and cement in her work.[2] She studied oil painting in the Fine Arts Department of Capital Normal University, then called Beijing Normal Academy, in Beijing from 1985 to 1989.[3] After graduation, Yin taught at the high school attached to the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, until her exhibition schedule became too demanding.[4] Her