He Xiangyu b. 1986
He Xiangyu is known for his provocative and ambitious practice that often manifests in multi-year projects. He works across a range of mediums to explore diverse personal, social, and political themes while addressing cultural boundaries and the commercialized status of contemporary art. He was one of the four representing China for the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, and he was shortlisted or the 4th edition of the Mario Merz Prize in 2021.
He has held solo exhibitions at numerous museums, including Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei (2024); Sifang Art Museum, Shanghai (2023); CCA, Berlin (2022); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2015); 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney (2012), among others. In addition, He has participated in numerous group exhibitions at museums, including TANK Shangai, China, (2025); Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart (2024); Kunstverein Wiesen,Wiesen (2024); M+, Hong Kong (2023); Ulsan Arts Museum, Ulsan (2022); MAXXI L’Aquila, L’Aquila (2022); The Drawing Center, New York (2022); Kunstmuseum Bern (2021); Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin (2020); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2019); Guggenheim Museum, New York (2017), among others. His works have been collected by public and private collections, such as Asymmetry Art Foundation, London; Boros Collection, Berlin; Castello Di Rivoli, Turin; KADIST Art Foundation, Paris / San Francisco; Long Museum, Shanghai; M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong; Rubell Family Collection, Miami; White Rabbit Collection, Sydney, and others.