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Born in Shanghai in 1960, Wang Tiande graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of the China Academy of Fine Arts (formerly Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts) in 1988. Upon entering the Academy, he, alongside fellow schoolmates, was inundated with the 85’ New Wave Art Movement, which left an enduring mark on his subsequent creations full of explorations and experimentations. As early as the 1990s, Wang’s Circle series (《園系列》) has already generated much buzz. In 1996, he steered away from painting to create installations such as Ink Banquet （《水墨菜單》）and Sealed（《水墨靈柩》）, the critical social …