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Lai Shengyu (Lai Sheng)

Born in 1978, Shaoyang, Hunan Province Currently lives and works in Beijing Yang Xiaogang Born in 1979, Ningxiang, Hunan Province Currently lives and works in Beijing. July 2001 Lai Shengyu and


Yang Xiaogang

graduated with bachelor degrees from the Printmaking Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing July 2004 Lai Shengyu graduated as M.A. from the Printmaking Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing July 2005 Yang Xiaogang graduated as M.A. from the Printmaking Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing


Solo Exhibitions:

2002         US Two-Man Works Exhibition, Beijing, China

2004         Therefore It Is And Surely It’s Them, Long March Gallery, 798 Art Center, Beijing

2006         Solo Exhibition TAMEN, Pyo Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2007         They, Pyo Gallery, Beijing, China

2008         They, New York Asian Contemporary Art Fair, New York,

2008         USA Art Classroom, China Today Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2009         THEY, Art Rotterdam, Netherlands


Group Exhibitions:

2001  Silver Prize of Excellent Graduation Works Exhibition of Eight Art Institutes of China, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

2001  International Printmaking Exhibition of China, Japan and South Korea, Seoul

2004  Participation, Continuation and Seeking Attention: Imaginary Multiple Definition of Community, Wanke Crystal City, Tianjin, China

2004  Sino-South Korea Eight-Man Group Art Exhibition, Embassy of Canada, Beijing, China

2005  Grounding Reality, New Chinese Contemporary Art, Seoul Art Center, Korea

2005  Secondary Reality, Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Photography, European Union Headquarters Conference Hall, Brussels, Belgium

2006  Beyond Experience New China, Arario Gallery, Beijing, China

2006  Body: Out of the Body, Chambers Fine Art, New York, USA

2006  China Art and Film Festival: Made In China, Berlin, Germany

2006  Beyond Beijing, Osage Gallery, Hongkong

2007  Floating: New Generation of China Art, National Modern Art Museum of Korea, Seoul

2007  Many Realities, Modern Art Museum of Austria, Vienna, Austria

2007  Collection Exhibition of Sammlung Essl Museum, Fine Art Museum of Amsterdam, Netherlands

2007  The Body Change of the Dragon, China Square Gallery, New York

2007  VOLTASHOW, Korea Modern Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2008  Facing Reality, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

2008  China Now Now, Canvas International Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands

 2009 Chinese Contemporary Group Exhibition, Metropolis Now, Meridian International Center, Washington DC, USA

2009  Together Future, Arario Gallery, Beijing, China

2009  Hunan and Hubei Contemporary Art: 1985-2009, Art Museum of Guangdong, China

2009  Beauty of Animamix, Linda Gallery, Singapore

2010  Reshaping History Chinart from 2000 to 2009, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China 2010 Inert, Spanish Cultural Center, Shanghai, China