LI WEI

Lí Wei (b. 1981 in Beijing). Lí Wei graduated from the Sculpture Department, Central Academy of Fine Art in 2007. Derived from his incisive observation of life, Lí Wei’s work provokes reflections on the ever-changing surrounding environment where he lives and experiences, raising questions about the broader socio-cultural and geopolitical structures of the world.

His work has been exhibited widely across the world, including solo exhibitions including “Hearsay” & “Spring”, Villa Sträuli, Winterthur, Switzerland, 2017; Cellar and Garret, Klein Sun Gallery, New York, NY, 2017; Secure for Now, Tour Exhibition, Studio 9 & X Gallery, Hong Kong; F2 Gallery, Paris, France; Primo Marella Gallery, ARTISSIMA, Turin, Italy, 2016; Still Nobody Cares, A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France, 2015; Nobody Cares, Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2015; Peace, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy, 2014; Thank God, Gallery Yang, Beijing, China, 2013; Hero, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2011.

His major group exhibitions includes Mirrors—The Reflected Self, Rietberg Museum, Zürich, Switzerland, 2019; New voices: A DSL Collection Story, Klein Sun Gallery, New York, NY, 2016; China 8 – Contemporary Art from China, Mulheim Museum, Mulheim, Germany, 2015; Commune, White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia, 2014; Asia Triennial Manchester – Harmonious Society, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, UK, 2014; Hugo Boss Asia Art, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2013; Criss-Cross: Artworks of Young Chinese Contemporary Artists from Long Collection, Long Museum, Shanghai, China, 2013; The Unseen – The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Provincial Museum, Guangzhou, China, 2012; and BMW New Face 2011, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2011.