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CAO YU

CAO YU

b. 1988, China
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Perfect World Large Pearls by Cao Yu contemporary artwork painting
Cao Yu Perfect World – Large Pearls, 2026 Oil on canvas
65 x 65 x 12 cm
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To Live Nothing to Explain II - 1 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork sculpture
Cao Yu To Live, Nothing to Explain II - 1, 2023 Oak, leather
86 x 75 x 72 cm
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Drawing a Pancake No. 2 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork painting
Cao Yu Drawing a Pancake No. 2, 2023 Oil on canvas
180 x 180 cm
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Drawing a Pancake No. 1 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Cao Yu Drawing a Pancake (No. 1), 2022 Oil on canvas
160 x 160 cm
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The Last Sparrow by Cao Yu contemporary artwork painting works on paper
Cao Yu The Last Sparrow, 2022 Oil on canvas, 2 panel
210 x 290 cm
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I Just Dont Want You to Live Better Than I Do by Cao Yu contemporary artwork sculpture
Cao Yu I Just Don't Want You to Live Better Than I Do, 2021 Variable channel neon sign
290 x 106 x 14 cm
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Everything is Left Behind XI by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Everything is Left Behind XI, 2020 Canvas, fallen long hair (the artist's)
135 x 90 cm
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The Thing in the Chest by Cao Yu contemporary artwork photography
Cao Yu The Thing in the Chest, 2020 C-print (bull's heart, tiger head tattoo, the artist)
160 x 179 cm
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Nothing Can Ensure that We Will Meet Again by Cao Yu contemporary artwork sculpture
Cao Yu Nothing Can Ensure that We Will Meet Again, Ice Age–2014 Umbilical cord of the artist’s son, ice age mammoth leg bone fossil, crystal resin
130 x 37 x 30 cm
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Everything is Left Behind VI by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Everything is Left Behind VI, 2019 Canvas, fallen long hair (the artist's)
135 x 90 cm
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Yeah I am Everywhere II by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Yeah, I am Everywhere II, 2019 Green marble, cast copper with 24k gold-plating
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Canvas 181109 -181126 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork painting
Cao Yu Canvas 181109 -181126, 2018 Sign pen on canvas
75 x 75 x 15 cm
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Everything is Left Behind V by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Everything is Left Behind V, 2019 Canvas, fallen long hair (the artist's)
135 x 90 cm
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Kneeling Figure III by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Kneeling Figure III, 2019 Canvas
124 x 85 x 12 cm
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Yeah I am Everywhere by Cao Yu contemporary artwork sculpture
Cao Yu Yeah, I am Everywhere, 2019 Green marble, cast copper with 24k gold–plating
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Femme Fatale I by Cao Yu contemporary artwork photography
Cao Yu Femme Fatale I, 2019 C-print, frame
250 x 140 cm
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Everything is Left Behind II by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Everything is Left Behind II, 2018 Canvas, fallen long hair (the artist's)
135 x 90 cm
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Canvas 180607-180619 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork drawing
Cao Yu Canvas 180607-180619, 2018 Sign pen on canvas
50 x 50 x 15 cm
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Canvas 180424-180501 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Canvas 180424-180501, 2018 Sign pen on canvas
50 x 50 x 15 cm
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Canvas 180417-180423 by Cao Yu contemporary artwork mixed media
Cao Yu Canvas 180417-180423, 2018 Sign pen on canvas
50 x 50 x 15 cm
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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Anker Protocol 1.0 at Galerie Urs Meile Ankerstrasse Switzerland
Group Exhibition Anker Protocol – 1.0 Galerie Urs Meile 13 June–30 August 2025
Ankerstrasse
Contemporary art exhibition Cao Yu Septic Tank at Galerie Urs Meile Beijing China
Cao Yu Septic Tank Galerie Urs Meile 21 May–4 August 2024
Beijing
Contemporary art exhibition Cao Yu I Was Born To Do This at Galerie Urs Meile Lucerne Switzerland
Cao Yu I Was Born To Do This Galerie Urs Meile 11 May–21 July 2023
Lucerne

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Cao Yu in Ocula Magazine

Who Is Shortlisted for The Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2023
News Who Is Shortlisted for The Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2023? Michael Irwin Artists from Australia to Kyrgyzstan are in the running for the US $30,000 award.
Cao Yu Passing Through the Human World at Galerie Urs Meile Beijing
Related Video & Audio Cao Yu: Passing Through the Human World at Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing This exhibition includes short videos, photography, multimedia installation, performance, sculpture and on‑canvas art. While much of Cao Yu’s creations in the early years after her graduation from the academy were rooted in her own individual experience, her recent works attempt to cut right to the heart of the ultimate theme of human...
Gallery Weekend Beijing Shows to See in 2021
Spotlight Gallery Weekend Beijing: Shows to See in 2021 Tessa Moldan Ocula Magazine present a selection of highlights at this year’s Gallery Weekend Beijing.
Art in Shenzhen
Spotlight Art in Shenzhen Sam Gaskin Gu Wenda’s performance is just one example of how art in the city is blooming, as the new Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition nears completion and new exhibitions open at OCT Loft

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