CHENG RAN + ITEM IDEM
Cheng Ran was born in Inner Mongolia in 1981 and is currently based in Hangzhou (China) and Amsterdam. Cheng’s oeuvre consists of video and film, as well as photography and installation works. His video work is praised for its eclectic form in which films are integrated into the poetic culture of the contemporary age.
His works convey a young perspective on the unsolvable issues in life, such as problems regarding identity and the anguish felt by young Chinese people living through the globalized Chinese culture and cultural policy.
Cyril Duval, born in 1977, is working under the fictional alter-ego brand name item idem. As an artist and designer, he produces work situated within the intersection of conceptual practices, visual communication, industrial design, marketing/branding, and public art.
Duval’s work has been exhibited at MoMA PS1 (NY), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (Moscow), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), NADA Art Fair (Miami), and the New Museum (NY). He is also the founding member & co-president of the Shanzhai Biennial.
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