Chen Wei () is a Chinese artist famous for his photography work.

Biography

Chen Wei was born in 1980, in

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

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. Currently he lives and works in

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, China. In his early career, he used to deal with experimental music and later turned to photography. Chen Wei's photographs are believed to express his inner thoughts and emotions. Most of his works are finished in his studio. Chen has exhibited around the world, including

Seoul Museum of Art The Seoul Museum of Art is an art museum operated by Seoul City Council and located in central of Seoul, South Korea. History A girl named Jayla opened the museum first after getting the idea from another museum. It was opened in the Gyeonghuig ...

, Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Poznan Biennale, etc. Commissioned by fashion and art magazines such as

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and LEAP, Chen has produces a few projects that bring together conceptual photography and fashion design, featuring products by

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, LV, and

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, among others. He was one of the artists involved in the exhibition called "A Plus" held by

Lane Crawford Lane Crawford (HK) Limited () is a retail company founded in 1850 with speciality department stores selling luxury goods in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Its headquarters are in , Wong Chuk Hang. Lane Crawford is a part of The Lane Crawford J ...

and Modern Weekly, which aimed to gather together the top fashion designers and artists in China. Chen Wei won the "Best Photography Artist" in Dead Rabbit Awards (2011) held by art magazine randian 燃点.

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibition

2012 More, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, China Rain In Some Areas， Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany 2011 Tight Rope, Yokohama CreativeCity Center, Yokohama, Japan The Augur's Game, Galleria Glance, Turin, Italy 2010 Chen Wei: photography2006-2009, Full Art, Sevilla, Spain House of Recovery, Platform China, Liste 15, Basel, Switzerland 2009 Chen Wei's Photography Works From 2007 to 2009, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China Everyday scenery and props, Gallery Exit, Hong Kong, China 2008 The Fabulist's Path, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China

Group exhibitions

2016

Chinese Whispers,

Zentrum Paul Klee The Zentrum Paul Klee is a museum dedicated to the artist Paul Klee, located in Bern, Switzerland and designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. It features about 40 percent of Paul Klee's entire pictorial oeuvre. In 1997, Livia Klee-Meyer, P ...

, Bern, Switzerland

2014

"Control", Yang Xinguang and Chen Wei Group Show, Feizi Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2013

Revel – Celebrating MoCA's 8 Years In Shanghai,

Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai The Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MoCA Shanghai; ) is a contemporary art museum in the city of Shanghai, China. It is located within People's Park, north of People's Square, the location of a former racecourse that now holds the central ad ...

, Shanghai, China Shanghai Surprise: Contemporary Art In Shanghai Since 2000, Chi K11 Art Space, Shanghai, China ON , OFF: China's Young Artists in Concept and Practice, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China

2012

Daily of Concept: A Practice of Life, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China Cafam·Future, Cafa Art Museum, Beijing, China Things Beyond Our Control, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, USA

2011

In The Heat of The Sun, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, China"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" exhibition entry
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James Cohan Gallery James Cohan is a contemporary art gallery in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. History The gallery had a branch in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. It opened another in the former French Concession of Shanghai in 20 ...

, New York, U.S.A. In a Perfect World，meulensteen，New York, U.S.A. Parts and Whole, Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo, Japan

2010

Alex: A Tribute to Alexander McQueen, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai,China Mark Flood, Agathe Snow and Chen Wei: Group Show, Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery, Munich, Germany Jungle: A Close-Up Focus on Chinese Contemporary Art Trends, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China

2009–2003

Seoul International Photography Festival 2009, Seoul, Korea China Now-The Edge of Desire, Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art,

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Gallery, New York, U.S.A. New Work from China-Painting, Photography & Video, Fortune Cookie Projects Singapore, HT Contemporary Space, Singapore Meditions Biennale 2008, Poznan, Poland Unpredictable: Chen Wei and Jin Shan New Photography from China, Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Against the Wall: Contemporary Chinese Artists, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada On View: Selections from China, curated by Fortune Cookie, Projects, Paul Morris Gallery, New York, U.S.A. Shouting truth: A Contemporary Art Exhibition, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China Bai Ta Ling Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Bai Ta Ling, Hangzhou, China

References

External links

Chen Wei
- personal website
Chen Wei's page at Leo Xy PROJECTSChen Wei's entry in ArtlinkartModern Weekly
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