Wang Xin
Every Artist Should Have A Solo Show
De sarthe Beijing
Wang Xin
Every Artist Should Have A Solo Show
De sarthe Beijing
Every Artist Should Have A Solo Show Every Artist Should Have A Solo Show is a solo exhibition by artist Wang Xin. It seems an unusual title an artist can always use a solo show. However it is not surprising that Wang Xin, who claims herself to be a serious artworld player as well as a serious art-world observer would come out with such a title. All of her work in this show can be grouped into her “Rose-Color” series, which are all about the art world and art system. Galleries, artists, art agents, artworks and so on have become her subject in her “Rose-Color” series’ of artworks. This short exhibition introduction you are reading now probably as well. Who do you think it is written by? Curator? Gallery? Or the artist? For the exhibition, Wang Xin is creating several new “Rose-Color” installation artworks including: Aura Restoration 1.0 etc. along with recent “Rose-Color” artworks including: We Create Future Artist Here, Let’s Play in the Name of Art etc. Why “Rose-Color”? According to Wang Xin: The Art World is Sexy. Anyway, in short, every artist should have a solo show. Indeed. And here it is!
ARTWORKS
Let’s Play In The Name Of Art 2013 Interactive installation Dimensions variable
We Create Future Artists Here 2015 Multi-media installation 450 x 210 x 210 cm
No Exhibition Review, Not A Good Show 2016 Multi-media installation Dimensions variable
Artist Rehearsal 2016 Interactive installation & Performance Dimensions variable
Aura Restoration 1.0 2016 Multi-media installation 254 x 174 x 77 cm
How Much For This Beautiful Digital Drawing? 2016 Multi-media installation Dimensions variable
BIOGRAPHY
WANG XIN 1983
Born in Yichang, Hubei, China
2013
Currently lives and works in Shanghai
Art That Heels -2013 ELLE 25th Anniversary Special Project, V Art Center, Shanghai, China The Sun, V Art Center, Shanghai, China SIMP Project 1.0, Tianhong Mei Heyuan Arts Center, Hangzhou, China
EDUCATION 2011
Graduated from School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Garden of Forking Paths – Exploring Independent Animation, OCAT (OCT Contemporary Art Terminal), Shanghai, China
2007
Graduated from China Academy of Art
Machine Vision, V Art Center, Shanghai, China 2012
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Shengzhen Independent Animation Biennale, OCT Creative Park Area, Shenzhen, China Go Back to Future, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, China
2016
Every Artist Should Have A Solo Show, de Sarthe Beijing, Beijing, China
2015
8 HZ Hypnosis Lab, MoCA Pavilion, Shanghai, China
2014
The Gallery, C-Space, Beijing, China
End to End, New Media Art Show, Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York, USA
2013
Let’s Play in the Name of Art, Antenna Space, Shanghai, China
N Minutes Video Art Festival: Urban Skin, Shanghai, China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
2010
MusraraMix Festival, Jerusalem, Isreal
Beyond the Body - Contemporary Image Art Exhibition, MoCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2016
Gallery Selection, de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Get It Louder, Sanlitun SOHO, Beijing & 800 Show Creative Industry Park, Shanghai, China
2014
Now You See: New Chinese Video Art from the Collection of Dr. Michael I. Jacobs, WhiteBox, New York, USA
Reflection of Minds - MoCA Shanghai Envisage III, Shanghai, China Use the Hand do the Job, Shift Space, Shanghai, China
Chinese Visual Festival, Anatomy Theater & Museum, King’s College, London, UK
More Than Nothing - Wang Xin & Liang Yue New Media Exhibition, Epson Imaging Gallery, Shanghai, China
Rediscovery - Animamix Biennale 2013 - 2014, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China A New Museum’s Coming!, V Art Center, Shanghai, China
2009
Itchy – Young Artists Group Exhibition, BizArt Art Center, Shanghai, China
2008
Undefined Error, Yuanfen New Media Art Space, Beijing, China Comedia, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China Spade, T. Space, Beijing, China
2007
Walk or Fly, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, China Student Exhibition of New Media, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China 2007 Pierre Huber Creation Prize Nominees Exhibition, BizArt Art Center, Shanghai, China What is the Time?, Greek Art Center, Shanghai, China Art Warming, Shanghai Duolun MoMA Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2006
It's All Right, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hu Qing Yu Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
AWARDS 2007
Award of Excellence of 2007 Pierre Huber Creation Prize
RESIDENCIES 2015
8 Openspace Bae A.I.R. (Artist-in-residence) program, Busan, South Korea
2014
Imago Kinetics Lab, JNBY Art Center, Hangzhou, China
Published on the occasion of de Sarthe Gallery exhibition:
Wang Xin
Every Artist Should Have A Solo Show March 19 - May 29, 2016
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