Wang Wei

Chinese | 1972

Wang Wei is a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1972.

How much does a Wang Wei cost?

Wang Wei's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 57,957 USD for sculptures, and 29,207 USD for works on papers.

What is Wang Wei's most expensive sculpture?

Since 2009 the record price for this artist at auction is 57,957 USD for Mao Zedong, sold at China Guardian Auctions, Beijing in 2011.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Kiang Malingue, New York have featured Wang Wei's work in the past.

Wang Wei in the news

Wang Wei has been featured in articles for CAFA Art Info, e-flux and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Inside the Frame: Twenty Years in Focus at SPURS Gallery, Beijing written for Art Viewer in February 2026.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Passing the Xiangji Temple" Poetry , 2022

By Wang Wei

-10%

below mid-estimate

A bronze bust of a figure with a high collar, set against a neutral gradient background.

Mao Zedong

By Wang Wei

+145%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

Passing the Xiangji Temple" Poetry - Wang Wei

Passing the Xiangji Temple" Poetry , 2022

By Wang Wei

-10%

below mid-estimate

China Guardian Auctions, Beijing

POEM IN RUNNING SCRIPT , 1551

By Wang Wei

XiLingYinShe Auction Co. Ltd.

A classical Chinese painting depicting a figure riding an animal through a willow-lined landscape.

People

By Wang Wei

Mega International Auction

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Past Exhibitions

From Being Jealous of a Dog’s Vein

Kiang Malingue, New York

New York | USA

Nov 20, 2025 - Jan 17, 2026

Slide / Show: Light Images in Chinese Contemporary Art

UCCA Beijing

Beijing | China

Apr 29, 2023 - Aug 13, 2023

State-Less 無國界: Two Temple Place & Kakilang Exhibition

Two Temple Place

London | UK

Mar 11, 2023 - Apr 09, 2023

VIEW 11 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Inside the Frame: Twenty Years in Focus at SPURS Gallery, Beijing

Art Viewer Feb 23, 2026

To start from the beginning, let us rewind to 2005. In that year, Beijing’s Caochangdi Art District welcomed a wave of art institutions that defined themselves as “alternative” spaces.

Spurs Gallery Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary with "Inside the Frame"

CAFA Art Info Feb 05, 2026

Looking back on the nearly 150 exhibitions presented over the past two decades at SPURS Gallery, Inside the Frame: Twenty Years in Focus unfolds in six chapters, each articulating a distinct way of framing.

Inside the Frame

e-flux Feb 02, 2026

On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, SPURS Gallery is pleased to present the group exhibition Inside the Frame: Twenty Years in Focus.

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Coverage

“ ..Wang Wei’s earlier works explore artistic experiences that are extemporaneous, procedural, site-specific and de-constructivist... ”
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Edouard Malingue Gallery, Shanghai