Exhibition
Wu Li Forbidden Fruit
MANGROVEGALLERY, Shenzhen
2022.9.10-10.29
Biography
Wu Li was born in Hunan in 1983. Currently he lives and works in Beijing.
Wu Li is one of the most promising young Chinese contemporary artists. His intense emotions and expressive painting language filled his works with inner strength, the sincerity and energy of his work which made him stand out from his peers. All of his prominence comes from his own experience and perception of everyday life. Keen on capturing each of the fleeting moments, he is also contented with learning from masters from all around the world in art history so as to begin again through the dialogues with them. Wu Li’s artistic practice happened to be precisely part of the shift of China‘ s modernist art movement in the past 100 years, his practice also reflected the transformation of oriental writings throughout the artistic language of western paintings.
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2024Wilderness and Sentient Beings, One Bay Art Center, Shenzhen
2022Forbidden Fruit, MANGROVEGALLERY, Shenzhen
2021Wu Li, MANGROVEGALLERY, Shenzhen
2018In Broad Daylight, Soka Art Center, Beijing
2017Five Generations Under One Roof, Guchang Art Center, Shenzhen
2013Flowering Trees In The Rock, Art 110 Space, Beijing
2008Passion Strong Like Liquor, H.J.Y Art Center, Beijing
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2025The Stranger, MANGROVEGALLERY, Shenzhen, China
2019The Logos of Sense, Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
2017Hunan Spirit, Sunshine International Art Museum, Beijing, China
Hunan Spirit, Haosheng Museum, Changsha, China
2016The 3rd Nanjing International Art Festival, Nanjing, China
2014Heart, Enjoy Art Museum, Beijing, China 2013Asian Modern Art Exhibition, Hong Kong, China 2012Songzhuang Art Museum’s first Weibo art exhibition, Beijing, China Art Beijing contemporary collectors exhibition, Beijing, China 2008The Opening Exhibition, PING art space, Taipei, China Gods and Toys, Artzooming Gallery, Beijing, China Brushwork, H.J.Y Art Center, Beijing, China 2007Ten Years Sleeping, H.J.Y Art Center, Beijing, China The Most Potential Oil Painting Exhibition of China , Berlin, Germany Living in Songzhuang, Songzhuang Art Museum, Beijing, China 2004Hunan Province Outstanding Art Exhibition, Changsha, China
Collections (selection)
Selected Institutional Collections:
YUZ Museum, Shanghai
H.J.Y Art Center, Beijing
Selected Private Collections:
Mao Yan, Chinese Artist
Yue Minjun, Chinese Artist
Jeff Chang, Chinese Singer
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