About the Artist
Liu Wei (b. 1972) was born and currently resides in Beijing. He graduated from the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, in 1996. His recent solo exhibitions include: “Sensory Spaces 4” (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 2014); “Density” (White Cube, London, 2014); “Liu Wei Solo Show” (Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, 2013); “Liu Wei Solo Show” (Long March Space, Beijing, 2012); and “Trilogy” (Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, 2011). His first solo exhibition was held at Courtyard Gallery, Beijing (2005).
Select international group exhibitions include: “Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915-2015” (Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2015); “28 Chinese” (Rubell Family Collection, Miami, 2013); “Shanshui: Landscape in Chinese Contemporary Art” (Lucerne Museum of Art, 2011); “DREAMLANDS” (Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2010); “Breaking Forecast: 8 Key Figures of China’s New Generation Artists” (UCCA, 2009); “China Power Station: Part III” (Mudam Luxembourg, 2008); “China Power Station: Part II” (Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, 2007); “Art for Sale” (Shanghai Plaza, 1999); and “Post-Sensibility: Alien Bodies and Delusion” (Shaoyaoju, Beijing, 1999), among many others.
Liu Wei has participated in the 51st Venice Biennale (2005), the 9th Lyon Biennial (2007), the 6th Busan Biennale (2008), the 4th Guangzhou Triennial (2012), and the 11th Sharjah Biennial (2013). He received the Chinese Contemporary Art Award for Best Artist 2008 and was nominated for the Credit Suisse Today Art Award 2011.
Download “Liu Wei: Colors” exhibition booklet and press release.