Chen Wei is a Chinese artist famous for his photography work.
Biography
Chen Wei was born in 1980, in Zhejiang Province, China. Currently he lives and works in Beijing, China. In his early career, he used to deal with experimental music and later turned to photography. Chen Wei's photographs are believed to express his inner thoughts and emotions. Most of his works are finished in his studio. Chen has exhibited around the world, including Seoul Museum of Art, Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Poznan Biennale, etc. Commissioned by fashion and art magazines such as FHM and LEAP, Chen has produces a few projects that bring together conceptual photography and fashion design, featuring products by Bottega Veneta, LV, and Prada, among others. He was one of the artists involved in the exhibition called "A Plus" held by Lane Crawford and Modern Weekly, which aimed to gather together the top fashion designers and artists in China. Chen Wei won the "Best Photography Artist" in Dead Rabbit Awards held by art magazine randian 燃点. Chen Wei is represented by Leo Xu Projects and Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
2012 More, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, China Rain In Some Areas， Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany 2011 Tight Rope, Yokohama CreativeCity Center, Yokohama, Japan The Augur's Game, Galleria Glance, Turin, Italy 2010 Chen Wei: photography2006-2009, Full Art, Sevilla, Spain House of Recovery, Platform China, Liste 15, Basel, Switzerland 2009 Chen Wei's Photography Works From 2007-2009, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China Everyday scenery and props, Gallery Exit, Hong Kong, China 2008 The Fabulist's Path, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China
"Control", Yang Xinguang and Chen Wei Group Show, Feizi Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2013
Revel - Celebrating MoCA's 8 Years In Shanghai, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Shanghai, China Shanghai Surprise: Contemporary Art In Shanghai Since 2000, Chi K11 Art Space, Shanghai, China ON | OFF: China’s Young Artists in Concept and Practice, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2012
Daily of Concept: A Practice of Life, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China Cafam·Future, Cafa Art Museum, Beijing, China Things Beyond Our Control, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, USA
Alex: A Tribute to Alexander McQueen, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai,China Mark Flood, Agathe Snow and Chen Wei: Group Show, Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery, Munich, Germany Jungle: A Close-Up Focus on Chinese Contemporary Art Trends, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China
2009-2003
Seoul International Photography Festival 2009, Seoul, Korea China Now-The Edge of Desire, Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art, Max Lang Gallery, New York, U.S.A. New Work from China-Painting, Photography & Video, Fortune Cookie Projects Singapore, HT Contemporary Space, Singapore Meditions Biennale 2008, Poznan, Poland Unpredictable: Chen Wei and Jin Shan New Photography from China, Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Against the Wall: Contemporary Chinese Artists, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada On View: Selections from China, curated by Fortune Cookie, Projects, Paul Morris Gallery, New York, U.S.A. Shouting truth: A Contemporary Art Exhibition, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China Bai Ta Ling Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Bai Ta Ling, Hangzhou, China
