Gao Shiqiang was born in Shangong province, and graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou in 2003. Since the mid-1990's he has been at the forefront of video art and film making in China. He has increasingly turned to film in order to explore subjects ranging from ancient folklore (as in Butterfly Lovers) and recollections of the Communist era (Red) to more anthropological concerns, as in Faint with Oxygen.
Read MoreGao first came to international attention with his participation in the 2003 Guangzhou Triennial. His work was included in the 2006 Shanghai Biennial and in the satellite project, A Yellow Box in Qinpu, curated by Gao Shiming and Johnson Chang. In addition to film-making and teaching, Gao has curated a number of projects dedicated to new media, including the 2005 Blink in Shanghai (a festival of 2-second video). He is currently professor of Experimental Art at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou.
