Chen Shaoxiong（1962 – 2016）

Born in Guangdong province, Chen Shaoxiong was educated in the printmaking department of the Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, The artist’s conceptual work employs a variety of media, including video, photography, installation and painting, to investigate the dynamics of China’s rapidly changing city scapes.

Solo exhibitions include “Chen Shaoxiong: Prepared” (Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, 2016); “CHEN SHAOXIONG: INK.HISTORY.MEDIA.” (Seattle Art Museum, USA, 2014). Group exhibitions include “21st Sydney Biennale” (Sydney, Australia, 2018); “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” (Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2017); “Xijing Men” (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, 2016); ‘Sights and Sounds: global film and video’ (The Jewish Museum of Art, New York, 2014); “Ink Art: Past and Present in Contemporary China” (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2013) ‘Round Table: Gwangju Biennale’ (Gwangju, South Korea, 2012).

Collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; Seattle Art Museum, USA; M+ ,Hong Kong, China; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland; 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan; Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China, etc. Winner of the Rockefeller Bellagio Prize for Creativity in the Arts, 2013.