Xu’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

My New Book (我的新书)
Xu Bing 徐冰 Chinese, born 1955

Wu Street
Xu Bing and Ai Weiwei Chinese, born 1955 and 1957

Flowers, Vegetables, and Fruit 花卉蔬果圖
Artist unknown (Chinese, 18th century)

Sparrow Rock (麻雀岩)
Xu Zhong’ou 徐仲偶 Chinese, born 1952

Poetic Couplet in Seal Script
Wang Shu Chinese, born 1743

"It was so Windy on the Eiffel Tower," Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Paris, Champs de Mars seen from the Eiffel Tower
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Bing, Bing, Bingo, in San Domingo
Emil Armin American, 1883-1971

Canal near Veere with Trees
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

The Wenbu People of Tibet (西藏文部人)
Wang Bing 王兵 Chinese, born 1961

Chairs in Rain, Champs-Elysées, Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Eiffel Tower, Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Dancer Willem Van Loon, Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Children Playing on Stairs Leading to Seine River Bank
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Jerome Mellquist at Typewriter
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Children Playing at Seine Banks, Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Greta Garbo Poster, Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Montmartre Museum, Apache Café, Paris (Musée de Montmartre, Café des Apaches, Paris)
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998

Three Men Sitting on Steps at the Seine, Paris
Ilse Bing American, born Germany, 1899–1998