Wu Guanzhong - Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Unfortunately most of Wu’s early work was destroyed in order to avoid some of the persecution during the Cultural Revolution. It is difficult to track down works from his younger days. Wu had an exhibit in 1942 when he was in school and it was hosted by the Sha Ping Youth’s Palace.

Wu Guanzhong has had solo exhibitions in major art galleries and museums around the world, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Taipei, Korea, England and the USA. His paintings were exhibited at the British Museum in 1992; Wu was the first living Chinese artist to have an exhibition there. One of his paintings, Seascape at Beidaihe (1977), was shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of an exhibition of paintings from the collection of art dealer Robert H. Ellsworth . His work may also be seen in the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

In 2008, Wu donated 113 works to the Singapore Art Museum (SAM). This donation is the largest Wu Guanzhong donation to a public museum. In 2010, Wu donated works to the Hong Kong Art Museum.