Yun Gee - Knowledge

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and experienced strong racial discrimination. Though he was heavily involved with the Chinese community, Gee found New York unbearable and returned to Paris in 1936. During this period, his work received critical acclaim. He was exhibited widely, most notably at the Galerie Lion d’Or in Lausanne and

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Critics believe that Gee's subsequent interest in "Diamondism" occurred when he found the Chinese Revolutionary Artists' Club in 1926. Diamondism is a set of art principles that bring together the spiritual, intellectual, and practical aspects of painting. Developed by Gee, Diamondism reflects his

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During his time in New York, however, Gee's work turned towards the political. He became an active fundraiser for causes in China, where one of his most notable efforts was the completion of a large mural on K Street as a contribution for the Chinese Flood Relief campaign. His artwork during this

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In addition to his artwork, Gee was also a musician and played several traditional Chinese instruments. He was also interested in theater and dance. He was heavily involved in the writing and stage design for "Kuan Chung's Generosity", a WPA Theatre project in 1930 and danced at the Institute of

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in 1926. In 1926, Gee also founded the Chinese Revolutionary Artists' Club, where he taught classes in advanced painting techniques and theory. Its initial members were all young Chinese immigrant men, and it had a small studio in Chinatown (at 150 Wetmore Place), which provided much of their

273:. While in Paris he also met Princess Paule de Reuss, whom he married in 1930. However, the marriage was challenging for the Princess, as she was disowned by her family and friends. In the same year of their marriage, Gee left Paris for New York and the couple eventually divorced in 1932. 301:, who had left New Jersey when she was sixteen to live with him. They had one daughter, Li-Lan, in 1943. According to Wimmer's memoirs, during this period Gee was employed at a defense-industry company, worked six days per week, and returned home to paint at night. 455:

The Paintings of Yun Gee, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME

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The couple divorced in 1947 and Wimmer eventually went on to be a gallery owner, photography curator, lecturer and writer. Gee succumbed to alcoholism. In 1950, he met Velma Aydelott, who was his companion until he died from stomach cancer in 1963.

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Art In America: 300 Years of Innovation, Guggenheim Museum, NY, USA; National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China; Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China; Inaugural Exhibition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Beijing, China

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subjects. As summarized by Oldfield, the club focused on "doing work that is essentially Chinese." Art historian Anthony W. Lee, examining Gee's position in the political spectrum at the time between the

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influences. After his divorce from Wimmer, Gee's artwork turned towards an abstract expressionist style that combined both Parisian and Asian influences.

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Selections from the Lawrence H. Bloedel Bequest and Related Works from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA

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Yun Gee and Li-lan: Paintings by a Father and Daughter, Southampton Campus Fine Arts Gallery, Long Island University, Southampton, NY, USA

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From Emperors to Hoi Polloi: Portraits of An Era, 1851–1945, The Wolfsonian Museum, Florida International University, Miami Beach, USA

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Exhibition of Yun Gee paintings, conjoined with Yun Gee: First Dance Recital, at The National Musical Benefit Society, New York, USA

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Madonna meets Mao: Selected Works from the Yageo Foundation Collection, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden, Germany

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His work was shown in 2011 at the Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei in Taiwan. The exhibit was titled "Yun Gee: The Art of Place".

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5e Salon “Etrennes 38: Peintures, Sculptures, Dessins, Aquarelles, Gouaches, Céramique”, Galerie Carmine, Paris, France

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6e Salon “Salon d’Éte: Peintures, Sculptures, Dessins, Aquarelles, Gouaches, Céramique”, Galerie Carmine, Paris, France

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The Not-So Still Life: A Century of California Painting and Sculpture, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, USA

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With New Eyes: Toward an Asian American Art History in the West, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

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The Pacific Makes Us Neighbors, Residence: U.S. Ambassador to Beijing, Art in Embassies Program, Beijing, China

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The Not-So Still Life: A Century of California Painting and Sculpture, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, USA

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Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900–2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA

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prohibited legal immigration by Chinese women, once Gee was in San Francisco he never saw his mother again.

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Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, USA

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Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings by American and Foreign Artists, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, USA

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On Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, USA

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On-Ramps: Transitional Moments In California Art, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, USA

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The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860–1989, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA

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Experiences of Passage: The Paintings of Yun Gee and Li-lan, Lin & Keng Galler, Beijing, China

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Asian/American/Modern Art Shifting Currents, 1900–1970, de Young Museum, San Francisco, USA

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Art Basel in Hong Kong 2013, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), Hong Kong

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Experiences of Passage: ThePaintings of Yun Gee and Li-lan, Jason McCoy, New York, NY, USA

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Gee's artwork was celebrated in New York but despite being included in exhibitions at the

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Changing Perspectives on Modernism, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, USA

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Paintings by Fifty Oncoming Americans, Boston Institute of Modern Art, Boston, MA, USA

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Empire City and the Age of Urbanism (1875-45), Grand Central Galleries, New York, USA

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The 8th Annual Group Exhibition by American Artists, Montross Gallery, New York, USA

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During World War II, Gee returned to New York in 1939. Three years later, he married

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Murals by American Painters and Photographers, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

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themes with the western avant-garde poetic themes of his time, such as the work of

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Opening Exhibition “Inter-Racial Art”, International Print Society, New York, USA

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Art Singapore, The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Lin & Keng Gallery, Singapore

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Art Singapore, The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Lin & Keng Gallery, Singapore

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Mural “The Spirit of Chinese Resistance” shown at Young China Club, New York, USA

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to join his father while his mother remained in China. Because the United States'

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Inaugural Exhibition, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC, USA

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Yun Gee: San Francisco, Paris, New York, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

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Exposition: Aquarelles, Gouches, Dessins, Galerie Contemporaine, Paris, France

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China International Gallery Exposition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Beijing, China

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China International Gallery Exposition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Beijing, China

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China International Gallery Exposition, Marlborough Gallery, Beijing, China

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Painting “Last Supper” shown at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Bronx, NY, USA

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