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    XU ZHEN

    Born in 1977, Shanghai, China
    Lives and works in Shanghai China

    Selected collections

    Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    DSL Collection, Beijing, China
    Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, USA
    Tiroche DeLeon Collection, Gibraltar, Spain
    UBS Art Collection, Zürich, Switzerland
    Uli Sigg Collection, Switzerland
    White Rabbit Contemporary Chinese Art Collection, Chippendale, NSW, Australia

    Solo Exhibitions

    2015
    Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, Long Museum, Pudong, Shanghai, China

    2014
    XuZhen:BlissfulAsGods, Space2, ShanghARTGallery, Shanghai, China
    Xu Zhen: Blissful As Gods, Space 1, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
    ShanghART Super- market, ShanghART Singapore, Singapore
    XU Zhen in Artist Commission, The Armory Show, New York, U.S.A
    XU Zhen: A MadeIn Company Production, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing, China

    2013
    The Most Important Thing is Not the Contract, OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai, China
    Light Source, XU Zhen Solo Exhibition, Tian Ren He Yi Art Center, Hangzhou, China
    Movement Field, XU Zhen – Produced by MadeIn Company, Long March Space, Beijing, China

    2012
    MadeIn Company, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
    Movement-MadeIn Company Fall 2012 Works Launch, MadeIn Company Exhibition Space, Shanghai, China
    Turbulent, by MadeIn Company, MadeIn Company Exhibition Space, Shanghai, China
    Sleeping Life Away, Nathalie Obadia Gallery, Paris, France

    2011
    Action of Consciousness – Space 1, MadeIn Company 2011 New Works Exhibition, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
    Action of Consciousness – Space 2, MadeIn Company 2011 New Works Exhibition, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
    Physique of Consciousness, Long March Space, Beijing, China
    Physique of Consciousness, Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    2010
    Don’t Hang Your Faith on The Wall, Long March Space, Beijing, China
    Seeing One’s Own Eyes, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, U.K
    There Are New Species! What Do You Suppose They Are Called?, Fabien Fryns Fine Art, Los Angeles, U.S.A
    Spread, by MadeIn at ShanghART Beijing, ShanghART Beijing, Beijing, China

    2009
    Spread——New Exhibition Produced by MadeIn, ShanghART at Huaihai Rd 796, Shanghai, China
    MadeIn — Seeing One’s Own Eyes, Europalia. China, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium
    Lonely Miracle: Middle East Contemporary Art, James Cohan Gallery, New York, U.S.A
    Seeing One’s Own Eyes——Middle East Contemporary Art Exhibition, Space #1, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
    Seeing One’s Own Eyes——Middle East Contemporary Art Exhibition, Space #2, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China

    Group Exhibitions

    2016
    Exotic Stranger, GALERIE PARIS-BEIJING, Paris, France
    Bentu, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France

    2014
    Unscrolled:Reframing Traditionin Chinese Contemporary Art, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (forthcoming) (catalog published)
    Art Basel Miami Beach 2014, Booth E09, Miami Beach, FL, U.S.A
    14 Rooms, Messe Basel, Hall 3, Basel, Switzerland
    Collective Thoughts Divided World, ShanghART Singapore, Singapore
    1199 People, Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai, China
    West Bund Art and Design 2014, Booth Nr A2, West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China
    Metal Matters: Reflection to Oxidation, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
    My Generation: Young Chinese Artists, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK, U.S.A
    In & Out Réel ShanghART, Réel Department Store, Shanghai, China
    Myth/History: Yuz Collection of Contemporary Art, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China
    Re-View, Opening Exhibition of Long Museum West Bund, Long Museum (West Bund), Shanghai, China
    Pandamonium: Media Art from Shanghai, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Mariannenlatz 2, Berlin, Germany
    The Invisible Hand: Curating as Gesture, The 2nd CAFAM Biennale, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
    5 Plus, ShanghART Beijing, Beijing, China
    Factory, Works from UBS Art Collection, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Starlight, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
    Xu Zhen Eternity, Long March Space, Art Unlimited –Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    2013
    Old Wine in New Bottle, Jincai Gallery, Hangzhou, China
    The Spectacle of the Spectacles, ShanghART Singapore, Singapore
    Criss Cross: Artworks of Young Chinese Contemporary Artists from Long Collection, Long Museum, Shanghai, China
    28 Chinese, Contemporary Art Musuem of the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, U.S.A
    A New Kind of Individual, Zendai Contemporary Art Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, China
    Think No Ordinary, DS China Contemporary Art Avant-garde Awards, DS Flagship Store, Shanghai, China
    The Garden of Diversion, Sifang Art Museum Inaugural Exhibition, Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, China
    Filter the Public, Shanghai World Financial Center 5th Anniversary Art Project, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
    La Biennale de Lyon 2013, Lyon, France
    Clutch, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
    Serve the People, White Rabbit Gallery, Chippendale, Australia
    Portrait of the Times: 30 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China
    Individual Growth, Momentum of Contemporary Art, Tianjin Art Museum, Tianjin, China
    Revel: Celebrating MoCA’s 8 Years in Shanghai, MoCA, Shanghai, China
    Foundational Work II, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
    Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Money, K11 Art Mall, Shanghai, China
    “China China”, A Group Show of Chinese Artists, Pinchuk ArtCentre, Kiev, Ukraine
    Tumbler., Indie Print in China, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, U.K
    Foundational Work, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
    Shanghai Surprise, A Group Show on Contemporary Art in Shanghai, K11 Art Mall, Shanghai, China
    Moving On Asia, Towards a New Art Network 2004-2013, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand
    GREENBOX, REMAPPING – THE SPACE OF MEDIA REALITY, Tianhong Mei Heyuan Arts Center, Hangzhou, China

    2012
    The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7), Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) and Queensland Art Gallery (QAG), Brisbane, Australia
    Just What Is It About The End of The World That Makes It So Appealing?, V-ART CENTER, Shanghai, China
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Contemporary Visions on China, Taipei, Taiwan
    Distance Produces Beauty, A Display Co-curated and Created by GUEST, TOF and MadeIn Company, ShanghART Beijing, Beijing, China
    The Unseen: Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, The Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
    The Unseen: Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, The Grand View Project, Guangzhou Grandview Mall, Guangdong, China
    Omen 2012, New Chinese Art, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
    How to Eclipse the Light, Curated by Karen Archey, Wilkinson Gallery, London, U.K
    Surplus Authors, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Art of Change, Hayward Gallery, London, U.K
    EDIT: Image Fetish and Phobia, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China Newtopia: The State of Human Rights , Mechelen, Belgium
    Uninkable, TOP Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai, China
    Soundworks, ICA, London, U.K
    MOVE: Art and Dance since 1960s, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
    TransMedia Art & Fashion Exhibition, Shanghai Sculpture Space, Shanghai, China
    The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art, The First Kyiv International Biennial of Contemporary Art ARSENALE 2012, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine
    48 SHEET, EC Arts, Birmingham, U.K
    Inside the White Cube, North Gallery, White Cube, London, U.K

    2011
    Never Forget the Image Struggle!, TOP Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai, China
    Rijksakademie LIVE #4, DasArts, Mauritskade 56, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Alfred Dunhill “Homework” Art Exhibition, Alfred Dunhill, Shanghai, China
    Living as Form, Long March Project, CREATIVE TIME, Essex Street Market, New York, U.S.A
    Daybreak, Young Chinese Artists Group Exhibition, Arario Gallery, Cheonan, Korea
    Moving Image In China: 1988-2011, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
    Daft, Shanghai Gallery of Art Three on the bunk, Shanghai, China
    Poster Exhibition, TOP Events, Shanghai, China
    Contemporary Art Top Events, Shanghai, China
    Action, Long March Space, Beijing, China
    Eye See You As I See You: MadeIn Company & Etalier Des Chene, China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE) 2011, Beijing, China
    A Pile of Passion, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China
    Image History Existence, TaiKang Life 15th Anniversary Art Collection Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
    N Minutes Video Art Festival, Shanghai, China

    2010
    How We To Do?, Heng Lu Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
    Unscrolled: Reframing Traditionin Chinese Contemporary Art,Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
    Conception as Enzyme, A4 Contemporary Arts Centre, Chengdu, China
    Rehearsal: 8th Shan- ghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
    Negotiation: The Second Today’s Documents, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
    Living in Evolution: 2010 Busan Biennale, Busan Museum of Art; Busan Yacht Center; Gwangalli Beach, Busan Cultural Center; Exhibition Hall at Busan City Hall; Geumryeonsan Gallery, Busan, Korea
    Useful Life 2010, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai, China
    Credit Suisse Today Art Award 2010, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
    Nether Land: Act VIII of Morality, Dutch Culture Center, Shanghai, China
    Thirty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
    Personal Frontier, IA32 Space, Beijing, China
    Jungle: A Close-Up Focus on Chinese Contemporary Art Trends, Platform China, Beijing, China

    2009
    Xu Zhen 18 Days, Long March Space, Art Unlimited –Art Basel, Switzerland

    Projects

    2014
    Xu Zhen: Artist Commission, The Armory Show, New York, NY
    The Journey of Art, Follow-up exhibition of John Moores Painting Prize, Artemis, Shanghai, China

    2013
    XU Zhen Project: Solo Photography Exhibition, K11 Art Mall, Shanghai, China
    First Anniversary of Power Station of Art, SPA Space, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China
    Contemporary Installation Art, Lavenue, Shanghai, China
    The Process of Contemporary Art and Society: Chinese Contemporary Documentary, Circle Art Center The Ninth Fair Branch Field, Circle Art Hotel, Shenzhen, China
    Turbulent, Bund18 Temporary Art Space Special Series of Project, Bund18, Shanghai, China
    Offsite: MadeIn Company, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

    2012
    Standing on the Shoulders of Little Clowns—An Exhibition by”GUEST”, Curated by MadeIn Company, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing, China
    School of Global Art, Conversation with Rebecca Holborn and Lucky PDF, On Internet

    2011
    ”Prevent 2012″ Doomsday Party, TOP Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai, China

    2010
    Between the Lines, Elisabeth Grubl’s Solo Exhibition, MadeIn Company, Shanghai, China
    Dedicated to Money Makers – Li Ming, Lin Ke, Yang Junling, MadeIn Space, Shanghai, China

    Xu Zhen, Madein Company