Liu Bolin
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Liu Bolin(born 1973 in Shandong
, China) is a Chinese
artist known for taking photographs of himself, painted in order to blend in with the background. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing
.
This series is called "Hiding In The City".
Liu belongs to the generation that came of age in the early 1990s, when China emerged from the rubble of the Cultural Revolution and was beginning to enjoy rapid economic growth and relative political stability.
Since his first solo shows in Beijing in 1998, Liu Bolin’s work has received international recognition. Among other international venues, his distinctive photographs and sculptures have been shown at the major contemporary photography festival Les Recontres d'Arles and he had solo shows at Dashanzi Art Zone in Beijing (2007), Galerie Bertin-Toublanc in Paris (2007), Eli Klein Fine Art in New York (2008), Boxart Gallery in Verona (2008), Forma Foundation for Photography in Milan (2010).
To celebrate US President Obama's visit to China, he made an effigy of Obama in his honor.
He now lives and works in Beijing, China.
In June 2011, Liu Bolin created his Hiding in New York series, in which he incorporated iconic New York sites into his work.
2011 “The Invisible Man,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2011 “Liu Bolin,” Fotografiska Stockholm, Sweden
2011 “Hiding in Italy,” Forma Centro Internazionale Di Fotografia, Milano, Italy
2010 “Hiding in the City,” Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
2010 Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2010 “On Fire,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2008 “China Report 2007,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2007 “Sculpture,” Dashanzi Art Zone, Beijing, China
2007 “Distortion,” Dashanzi Art Zone, Beijing, China
1998 Haiyang Works Exhibition, Yantai, China
Group Exhibitions
2011 Fotográfica Biennale, Museo de Fotografía, Bogotá, Colombia
2011 “Black and White,” Zero Field Art Center, Beijing, China
2010 “The Right to Protest,” Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 “Reflection of Minds,” Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, China
2010 “Passing China,” Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 “HomeLessHome,” Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 “Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal,” Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
2009-10 “Animamix Biennial,” Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, China; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2009 “Shore – Contemporary Academy Sculpture Exhibition,” Moon River Art Museum, Beijing, China
2009 “Blank – Making China,” Zhongjian Art Museum, Beijing, China
2009 “International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,” Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2009 “Erotic – Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,” Dadi Rui City Exhibition Center, Jinan, China
2009 “The Big World: Recent Art from China,” Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, USA
2009 “Passing By China,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2009 “Camouflage,” La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
2008 “Mixed Maze – Group Photography Exhibition,” Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK
2008 “New Middle Kingdom,” Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, UK
2008 “Force-Form,” International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bridge Art Center, Beijing, China
2008 Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2007 “Olympic Landscape Sculpture Exhibition,” Beijing, China
2007 “Les Rencontres d'Arles,” Arles, France
2007 “Made in China - Chinese Contemporary Art,” Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2007 “Union - Exhibition of Chinese and Chile Artists,” No. 1 China Art Base, Beijing, China
2007 “Union in June,” Chinese Performance Art Exhibition, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2007 “Resettling - Suo Jia Village Modern Art Exhibition,” Beijing International Arts Camp II Ka Tsuen, Beijing, China
2007 “The First ‘Breathing’ - Shandong Modern Art Exhibition,” Shandong Museum, Shandong, China
2006 Songzhuang Art Festival, Songzhuang Art Zone, Beijing, China
2006 “Qingzhou International Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Qingzhou Museum, Shandong, China
2006 “Third Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Sunshine International Museum, Beijing, China
2006 “Contemporary Art Exhibition of Dismantle,” Xiyuantianlu Business Hotel, Beijing, China
2005 “Beijing Calligraphy Exhibition,” Maside Art Center, Beijing, China
2005 “Lead Times,” Chang Chau Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Tianjin Harbor Plaza, Tianjin, China
2005 “Di-Di-Dismantle,” Beijing International Arts Camp II Ka Tsuen, Beijing, China
2005 “Considerable,” West Lake International Sculpture Exhibition, Hangzhou Fine Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2001 “The Second Invitational Sculpture Exhibition of Contemporary Young Sculptors,” Hangzhou Fine Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2001 “Works Exhibition,” The First China Sculpture Competition, China
2000 “The Second Metals Work Exhibition,” Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Shandong
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China
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artist known for taking photographs of himself, painted in order to blend in with the background. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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This series is called "Hiding In The City".
Liu belongs to the generation that came of age in the early 1990s, when China emerged from the rubble of the Cultural Revolution and was beginning to enjoy rapid economic growth and relative political stability.
Since his first solo shows in Beijing in 1998, Liu Bolin’s work has received international recognition. Among other international venues, his distinctive photographs and sculptures have been shown at the major contemporary photography festival Les Recontres d'Arles and he had solo shows at Dashanzi Art Zone in Beijing (2007), Galerie Bertin-Toublanc in Paris (2007), Eli Klein Fine Art in New York (2008), Boxart Gallery in Verona (2008), Forma Foundation for Photography in Milan (2010).
To celebrate US President Obama's visit to China, he made an effigy of Obama in his honor.
He now lives and works in Beijing, China.
In June 2011, Liu Bolin created his Hiding in New York series, in which he incorporated iconic New York sites into his work.
Exhibition History
Solo Exhibitions2011 “The Invisible Man,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2011 “Liu Bolin,” Fotografiska Stockholm, Sweden
2011 “Hiding in Italy,” Forma Centro Internazionale Di Fotografia, Milano, Italy
2010 “Hiding in the City,” Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
2010 Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2010 “On Fire,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2008 “China Report 2007,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2007 “Sculpture,” Dashanzi Art Zone, Beijing, China
2007 “Distortion,” Dashanzi Art Zone, Beijing, China
1998 Haiyang Works Exhibition, Yantai, China
Group Exhibitions
2011 Fotográfica Biennale, Museo de Fotografía, Bogotá, Colombia
2011 “Black and White,” Zero Field Art Center, Beijing, China
2010 “The Right to Protest,” Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 “Reflection of Minds,” Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, China
2010 “Passing China,” Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 “HomeLessHome,” Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 “Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal,” Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
2009-10 “Animamix Biennial,” Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, China; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2009 “Shore – Contemporary Academy Sculpture Exhibition,” Moon River Art Museum, Beijing, China
2009 “Blank – Making China,” Zhongjian Art Museum, Beijing, China
2009 “International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,” Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2009 “Erotic – Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,” Dadi Rui City Exhibition Center, Jinan, China
2009 “The Big World: Recent Art from China,” Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, USA
2009 “Passing By China,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY
2009 “Camouflage,” La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
2008 “Mixed Maze – Group Photography Exhibition,” Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK
2008 “New Middle Kingdom,” Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, UK
2008 “Force-Form,” International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bridge Art Center, Beijing, China
2008 Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2007 “Olympic Landscape Sculpture Exhibition,” Beijing, China
2007 “Les Rencontres d'Arles,” Arles, France
2007 “Made in China - Chinese Contemporary Art,” Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2007 “Union - Exhibition of Chinese and Chile Artists,” No. 1 China Art Base, Beijing, China
2007 “Union in June,” Chinese Performance Art Exhibition, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
2007 “Resettling - Suo Jia Village Modern Art Exhibition,” Beijing International Arts Camp II Ka Tsuen, Beijing, China
2007 “The First ‘Breathing’ - Shandong Modern Art Exhibition,” Shandong Museum, Shandong, China
2006 Songzhuang Art Festival, Songzhuang Art Zone, Beijing, China
2006 “Qingzhou International Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Qingzhou Museum, Shandong, China
2006 “Third Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Sunshine International Museum, Beijing, China
2006 “Contemporary Art Exhibition of Dismantle,” Xiyuantianlu Business Hotel, Beijing, China
2005 “Beijing Calligraphy Exhibition,” Maside Art Center, Beijing, China
2005 “Lead Times,” Chang Chau Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Tianjin Harbor Plaza, Tianjin, China
2005 “Di-Di-Dismantle,” Beijing International Arts Camp II Ka Tsuen, Beijing, China
2005 “Considerable,” West Lake International Sculpture Exhibition, Hangzhou Fine Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2001 “The Second Invitational Sculpture Exhibition of Contemporary Young Sculptors,” Hangzhou Fine Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2001 “Works Exhibition,” The First China Sculpture Competition, China
2000 “The Second Metals Work Exhibition,” Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China