Yuan Xikun

Yuan Xikun (born 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan Province[1]) is a Chinese visual artist and environmental activist.[2] In 2011, Yuan proposed building a giant sculpture composed of sand collected from five of earth's continents and water from its Arctic and Antarctic regions to draw attention to ozone depletion and climate change.[3]

Yuan Xikun

Awards and decorations
  • Top Philanthropist & Cultural Award (2006)
  • UNEP Patron for the Arts Environment (2010)
  • May Day Labor Honor Medal (2011)
  • Order of Merit, 3rd class (Ukraine, 2008)[4]

References
  1. Zhu, Charles (28 August 2012). "Art master devoted to public good". Beijing Today. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. "Prominent Chinese artist joins IUCN Goodwill Ambassadors team". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. "Chinese artist Yuan Xikun to make giant sculpture of goddess Nuva to promote repair of ozone hole". United Nations Environment Programme. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. "Указ Президента України від 6 серпня 2008 року № 688/2008 «Про нагородження Ю. Сікун орденом "За заслуги"»" (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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