YANG XINGUANG

Yang Xinguang takes natural materials such as plants and earth as themes, which are also objects intertwined, superimposed and juxtaposed with industrial materials in his art works. He tries to explore the special status of natural things in the human environment recontextualise the discussion of their relationship in a humourous way. In his practice, grasses, trees, earth and stones are not merely passive existence, instead, they are eroding and undermining, autonomously, the narratives on development in the Anthropocene era. The exhibition will showcase a new series of works by the artist created in the recent two years.

Yang Xinguang’s works have been widely exhibited at home and abroad, including The 9th Shanghai Biennale (Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2012); The 1st Montevideo Biennial (Uruguay, 2012); Super Organism CAFAM Biennale (CAFAM, Beijing, 2011) and others.

His works have been also featured in many museums and institutes, such as Ullens Center for Contemporary Art; Yuan Art Museum; Galleria Nazionale d’arte Moderna; National Gallery of Georgia; White Rabbit Museum; Frac des Pays de la Loire; Singapore Art Museum; Lehmbruck Museum; A Window of Asian Culture Facing the World; Rockbund Art Museum and so on. He was nominated for HUGO BOSS ASIA PRIZE (2015), ‘Young Artist of the Year’ by Award of Art China (AAC) (2015), Singapore Signature Art Prize (2011), Golden Palm Award for Chinese Contemporary Art and Wu Zuoren Art Prize (2010). His works have been collected by Fosun Foundation, Long Museum, MPlus Museum, Kadist Art Foundation, FRAC des Pays de la Loire, 33 Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai Museum of Glass, De Heus Collection, G Museum, White Rabbit Museum, DSL Collection etc.