Fang Lijun (Chinese: 方力钧; born 1963) is an artist based in Beijing . He was born into a wealthy family with a high social status. In the 1990s, there was a cultural movement in China referred to as Cynical Realism of which Fang Lijun was a member. Living in China during this critical time shaped his worldview in terms of his views on art, human values and morality.

18 Apr 2009, Taipei, Taiwan — China artist Fang Lijun poses for a picture in front of his self portrait in Taipei April 17, 2009. Fang’s exhibition “Endlessness of Life” will be held in the Taipei Fine Arts Museum from April 18 to July 5, 2009. Picture taken April 17. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN SOCIETY) — Image by © Pichi Chuang/Reuters/Corbis

BEIJING, CHINA – 1994/07/01: Painter, Fang Lijun in front of a self styled canvas, in his Beijing suburb studio. (Photo by Gerhard Joren/LightRocket via Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA – 1994/07/01: Painter, Fang Lijun in his Beijing suburb studio. (Photo by Gerhard Joren/LightRocket via Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA – 1994/07/01: Painter, Fang Lijun in his Beijing suburb studio. (Photo by Gerhard Joren/LightRocket via Getty Images)