Xuanru Wang
Born 2000, Jingdezhen, China
Lives and works in London, UK
Xuanru Wang holds an MRes in Arts and Humanities from the Royal College of Art, completed in 2024. Xuanru’s work explores the human experience of love and pathos, inspired by Aby Warburg’s concept of the “Pathosformel.” Drawing on historical films, classical painting, and literary texts, her practice is like archaeology within art history, reaffirming timeless emotional memories. Highlights of recent exhibitions include ‘The Impossible Hand,’ MONTI8 Gallery, Rome, Italy; ‘Fragments of the Future,’ The Hanger Gallery, London, UK; and the Royal College of Art Degree Show, London, UK.
Education
- 2024 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
- 2023 BA Film Production, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
- 2022 BA Radio and Television, Communication University of China, Nanjing, China
