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Xu Lei Biography
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Born in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Nanjing Arts Institute, China
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Currently at China Art Academy, Art Director of The Today Art Museum, Editor-in-chief Of the magazine Classics.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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The Chinese Scholar: Ink paintings and works of art, Five Friends of Spring exhibition, New York
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2011
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Blue Dream, Asia House, London UK (solo)
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2011
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The Story of Emptiness, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Hong Kong, China (solo)
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2010
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Reshaping History--Chinart 2000-2009, National Convention Center, Beijing, China
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2010
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Pavilion of China at The 12th International Architecture Exhibition —La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
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2009
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Chinese Gardens for Living (Europalia International Art Festival, the Square Brussels, Belgium
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2009
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Silent Voices: Ink Paintings by Xu Lei, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., New York, USA (solo)
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2008
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Case Studies of Artists in Art History and Art Criticism, SZ Art Center, Beijing
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2008
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Zeichen im Wandel der Zeit: Chinesische Tuschemalerei der Gegenwart, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin & Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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2007
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What’s next?—Chinese contemporary art exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong, China
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2007
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Sensitivity—Memories of twelve artists’ works, Dimensions Art Center, Beijing, China
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2007
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Rotation, Nanjing Qinghe Contemporary Art Center, Nanjing, China
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2006
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Poetic Reality: A Reinterpretation of Jiangnan, RCM Gallery, Nanjing, China
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2006
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South-east China, Groups Exhibition of Hong Lei, Tang Guo and Xu Lei, Beijing TS1 Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
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2005
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Beyond temporality: presentation of photography according to contemporary Art approach, Ping Yao, China
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2005
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Conspire, Beijing TS1 Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
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2005
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Pele dacidade: Imagens of MetropoleContemporanea, Galeria Tap Seac of Macau; Shenzhen Museum of Art
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2004
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Photographs from Nanjing, Nanjing Art Museum, China
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2004
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Dragon’s Nation: Contemporary Art of China, Irish Museum of Modern Art
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2004
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The First Nominative Exhibition of Fine Arts Literature, Wuhan, China
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2004
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One to One: Photographs from China, Chambers Fine Art, New York, USA
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2003
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The Different Same: Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition, Shanghai Duolum Museum of Modern Art, China
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2002
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Behind the Reality Other Modernity, Dimensions Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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2002
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Paper/Colour, TaiKang Art Museum, Shanghai, China
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2002
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Contemporary Artist Print Art Exhibition, Today Gallery, Beijing, China
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2001
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Exhibition of Chinese Ink & Wash Paintings, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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2001
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Contemporary Silk-screen by Chinese Artists, Dynasty Art Group, Taipei, Taiwan
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2000
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Exhibition of 5000 Years of Chinese Art and Civilization, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
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2000
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Exhibition of Shanghai Art Museum’s Collection
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2000
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Neo-Inkpaintings, Liuhaisu Art Museum, Shanghai; Jiangsu Province Art Museum, China
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2000
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New Frontier-New Vision, Shanghai, China
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1999
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Illusions: Xu Lei’s Art Exhibition, Keyi Gallery, Nanjing
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1998
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New Voices: Contemporary Art Dialogue Among Taipei, Hong Kong & Shanghai, Dimensions Art Center, Taipei / Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
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1998
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5 Cinesi a Verpuno, Arte Nel Castello, Italy
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1998
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Exhibition of 5000 Years Of Chinese Art and Civilization, Guggenheim Museum, New York
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1997
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New Work, Browse & Darby Gallery, London (solo)
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1996
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Reality: Today and Tomorrow - Chinese Contemporary Art, International Art Garden.....,International Art Garden Museum, Beijing
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1996
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Eight Artists From China, Browse & Darby Gallery, London
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1995
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The Mystery of Absence: Xu Lei’s Art Exhibition, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
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1995
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Walasse Ting & Xu Lei, The International Fine Art and Antiques for Asia, Singapore
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1994
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Jiangsu Province Art Museum, Nanjing (solo)
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1991
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Xu Lei’s Painting Exhibition, Cultural Office of the Italian Embassy, Beijing (solo)
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1991
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The Practical Art of Paper, Shanghai Library, Shanghai
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1989
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China Avant-Garde, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
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| Selected Public Collections |
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