Wang Du belongs to the generation that grew up during the Cultural Revolution. After a six-year stint in the mine, during which time he produced propaganda posters, he left for Guangdong and entered the fine arts. The academic training he receives there helps to develop his rebellious spirit.
In the 1980s, having become a professor of architecture, he became involved in the avant-garde, organizing performances, happenings and conferences. The backlash, for this artist catalogued as rebellious by the authorities, will take place during the events of Tiananmen Square, which will earn him nine months in prison. Memories about which he remains discreet.
Upon his release in 1990, Wang Du took refuge in France because his then wife was French. He took refuge rather in Paris to devote himself to his passion since always: Art; during all these years, he traveled a lot throughout Europe, even in France. He remains there. It is then that he discovers the media vortex, the "information consumer society." In this constant flood of sometimes manipulative images, Wang Du finds his fight. He works in the suburbs of Paris and exhibits all over the world.
“Défilé (Parade)” is a work consisting of a runway about fifteen meters long, on which are arranged 13 resin casts that are three-dimensional reproductions of images and figures taken from Chinese …
