艾敬
艾敬，辽宁沈阳人，著名艺术家，词曲作家，创作歌手，作家，曾经创作出版发行五张个人演唱专辑以及其他EP单曲。
艾敬在20世纪90年代初以其独特的音乐风格风靡亚洲，被誉为中国最具才华的民谣女诗人，曾创下华语歌手海外销售记录，并成功在日本以及其他国家和地区举办演唱会。2004年由作家出版社出版《艾在旅途》随笔散文集，充分展示了艾敬的文学才华，并曾经作为专栏作家在日本以及国内知名杂志撰写专栏。2014年，由人民美术出版社出版艾敬新书《挣扎》，该书分为三个章节：音乐往事、艺术生活和挣扎、当爱成为信仰。按地域和时间划分艾敬成长、旅居纽约以及艺术创作的点滴。艾敬用自己独特的语言风格讲述自己的音乐故事、旅途故事、创作故事，还有那些真正属于艾敬的各阶段生活。
艾敬于1999年开始画画，师从当代艺术家张晓刚，后移居纽约学习当代艺术。2007年正式以艺术家身份参加艺术展。2008年在北京今日美术馆举办首次个人艺术展“ALL ABOUT LOVE”，2009年10月在纽约举办个展“AI WANT TO LOVE”，2010年5月参加中国（当代）文献展“改造历史”主题展，其装置作品《生命之树》引起多方关注。2011年9月法国艺术收藏机构DSL Collection收藏了艾敬的《LOVE》系列绘画作品。
2012年11月在中国国家博物馆举办个展“I LOVE AI JING：艾敬综合艺术展”，成为中国国家博物馆建馆以来首位举办个展的当代艺术家。2013年6月艾敬雕塑作品《海浪》被中国国家博物馆收藏。2014年5月，“LOVE AIJING：艾敬的爱”巡展上海中华艺术宫，也是该馆成立以来首位举办个展的当代艺术家。
音乐代表作品：《我的1997》《艳粉街的故事》《追月》《中国制造》《是不是梦》《纽约纽约》《问题和答案》《爱人》。
视觉艺术作品：《宝贝我爱你》《生命之树》《我的母亲和我的家乡》《每一扇门里都有鲜花》《棋子》《枪与玫瑰》《海浪》。
Biography
Ai Jing, a native of Shenyang, Liaoning Province, is a writer and famous singer-songwriter who has produced five albums of her own music as well as a number of EP albums and singles and she is also an accomplished artist.
During the 90’s, Ai Jing’s unique style was popular throughout Asia. Known as China's most talented folk singer, her Mandarin songs have broken records for overseas sales and she staged several successful concert performances in Japan and other countries. In 2004, The Writers Publishing House published “Ai On the Road”, a collection of essays showcasing her literary talents. In addition, Ai Jing has written columns for well-known magazines in Japan and in China. In 2014, Ai Jing’s new book Struggle was published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House. This book contains three chapters: once upon a time of music; art, life and struggle; when love becomes faith. It keeps a journal of Ai Jing’s personal growth, sojourn in New York and her artistic creation according to time and place. In this book, Ai Jing tells her stories of music, travelling, creation and stages of life in unique linguistic style.
In 1999, Ai Jing took up painting and learned from contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang, then she moved to New York to study contemporary art. In 2007 she began to take part in art exhibitions as a professional artist and held her first solo show ”ALL ABOUT LOVE” at the Today Art Museum in Beijing in 2008. In October, 2009 she had her solo exhibition “AI WANT TO LOVE” in New York. In May 2010 Ai took part in the exhibition “RESHAPING HISTORY”, her installation “Tree of Life” aroused much attention. In Sep 2011 Ai’s painting series “LOVE” was collected by DSL Collection in France.
In Nov 2012, she held her solo exhibition “I LOVE AIJING: the Complete Works of Ai Jing” in Beijing at the National Museum of China followed by the Museum collection of her sculpture “The Wave” In June 2013. She became the first contemporary artist to held solo exhibition in the National Museum of China. In May 2014, "LOVE AIJING: Love of Ai Jing" also became the first contemporary art exhibition of the newly opened China Art Museum of Shanghai.
Selected Songs: “My 1997”, “Once Upon a Time in Yanfen Street”, “Chasing the Moon”, “Made in China”, “Is It a Dream”, “New York, New York”, “Question & Answer”, “ My Love”
Selected Art Works: "Baby I Love You", "Tree of Life", "My Mother and my Hometown", " Flowers Behind Every Door ", "Pieces", "Guns & Roses”, " Waves ”