Liu Bolin Biography

Born in Shandong province in 1973.
Graduated from Shandong Academy of Fine Arts in 1995.
Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts with a master’s degree in 2001.

 
Solo Exhibitions

2011
Hiding in the City, Galerie Paris-Beijing, France
2010
Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA
Hiding in Italy, Forma Centro Internazionale Di Fotografia, Milano, Italy
Hiding in the City, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
On Fire, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
Galerie Du Monde, Hong Kong, China
Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2009
Hiding in the City, Galeria Tagomago, Barcelona, Spain
Getting Accustomed to Being Impermanent, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, China
Hiding in the City, Yu Gallery, Paris, France
2008
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Boxart Gallery, Verona, Italy
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, Paris, France
Lin Bolin Solo Exhibition, 798 Originality Square, Beijing, China
Lin Bolin Solo Exhibition, Bridge Art Center, Beijing, China
Lin Bolin Solo Exhibition, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China
Liu Bolin’s Life, Hotsun Art Space, Beijing, China
Lin bolin Solo Exhibition, Galerie Adler, Paris, France
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Mediterranean Gallery, Palermo, Italy
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Ifa Gallery, Shanghai, China
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Eli Klein Gallery, New York, USA
2006
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, Miami, USA
Liu Bolin Sculpture Exhibition, Hotsun Art Space, Beijing, China
Distortion, Hotsun Art Space, Beijing, China
Liu Bolin Solo Exhibition, Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, Paris, France
 
Group Exhibitions

2011
Fotográfica Biennale, Museo de Fotografía, Bogotá, Columbia
2010
The Right to Protest, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
Passing China, Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey
HomeLessHome, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, USA
Animamix Biennial, Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, Today Art Museum, Beijing, Guangdong Museum of Art
2009
Incarnations, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Beijing
Shore — Contemporary Academy Sculpture Exhibition, Moon River Art Museum, Beijing, China
Blank — Making China, Zhongjian Art Museum, Beijing, China
International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
Erotic — Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Dadi Rui City Exhibition Center, Jinan, China
The Big World: Recent Art from China, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, USA
Passing By China, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
Camouflage, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
2008
The Need of Representation, Beijing Yonghe Art Museum, Beijing, China
Memory, BS1 Gallery, Beijing, China
Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art, 798 Originality Square, Beijing, China
International Art Exhibition, Sunshine Art Museum, Beijing, China
Being — Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Jinan, China
Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Liverpool, UK
Force-Form, International Art Exhibition, Bridge Art Center, Beijing, China
The Converted-Image, Dax Art Space, Beijing, China
Rome International Contemporary Art Exhibition, International Exhibition Center, Rome, Italy
2007
Lost in Transition, Eli Klein Gallery, New York, USA
Digital-man, Season Gallery, Beijing, China
Leaving the City, Ifa Gallery, Shanghai, China
Image Documents of China, Songzhuang Art Festival, Beijing, China
He — Group Exhibition of Chinese & Chilean Artists, The First Land Art District, Beijing, China
Made in Beijing — Contemporary Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
Memory — Contemporary Art Exhibition, New York Art Center, Beijing, China
Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, New Gallery, Houston, USA
Arles International Photo Festival, Arles, France
Commune by the Great Wall Art Exhibition, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
Made in Beijing — Contemporary Art Exhibition, Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Union, The First Land Art District, Beijing, China
Union in June, China Performance Art Exhibition, Songzhuang Art District, Beijing, China
Dream of China — Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Galerie Adler, Paris, France
Back, Hotsun Art Space, Beijing, China
After…, Beijing New Art Project Space, Beijing, China
Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Mediterranean Gallery, Palermo, Italy
Resetting, Suojia Artist Village, Beijing, China
Photography of Performance Art Exhibition, Inter Gallery, Beijing, China
Born in the 70’s — Off-center Generation, 751 Factory, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
Breathing — The 1st Contemporary Art Exhibition of Shandong, Shandong Museum, Jinan, China
2006
Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, Paris, France
Impact Power, Sunshine Art Museum, Beijing, China
Visit in Person, Songzhuang Art District, Beijing, China
Beijing’s View, Beijing New Art Project Space, Beijing, China
Qingzhou International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Qingzhou Museum, Shandong, China
Asain Contemporary Art Exhibition, Korea
Red Star, Red Star, Red Star, Red Star Gallery, Beijing, China
Chai Na — Enemies at the Gate, 751 Factory, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
2008
Olympic Sculpture Exhibition, Jintai Art Museum, Beijing, China
Grey & Red, Beijing New Art Project Space, Beijing, China
2005
Luxury Age, Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Tianjin, China
Chai? Chai! Chai. , Suojia Artist Village, Beijing, China
2001
Life is Beautiful — Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Hangzhou Art Museum, China
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition of Youth Artists, Hangzhou Art Museum, China

Liu Bolin

Contemporary

Urban art, installation, performance, photography, sculpture, mixed media

Chinese artist born in 1973 in Shandong , China. 

Localisation
Beijing, China
Themes
Actualité, aliénation, capitalisme, conceptuel, condition humaine, consommation, culture, disparition, environnement, espace public / espace urbain , globalisation, humain, identité, idéologies, manipulation , mondialisation, politique, réalisme, société, symboles

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