Ge Yulu (b. 1990, Wuhan) graduated from the Media Art Department of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts in 2013, and received a M.F.A. from the Experimental Art Department at Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2018. He now lives and works on the outskirts of Beijing. Ge Yulu's interests lie in the witty expressions in public urban space. Through his art, Ge Yulu strives to mock up the hidden paradox in life. By intervening and negotiating with the public space using his body, Ge Yulu aims to create new dynamic relationships.
Read MoreHe held solo exhibitions at Beijing Commune, Beijing and Fei Art Museum, Guangzhou. His recent group exhibitions include Aichi Triennale 2019 — Taming Y/Our Passion, Nagoya, Japan (2019); the 1st Borderless Art Season, Fei Art Museum, Guangzhou, China (2018); Altering Home, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2018); the Exhibition of Annual of Contemporary Art of China, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, China, (2018); Stress Field: the 4th Documentary Exhibition of Fine Arts, Hubei Art Museum, Wuhan, China (2017); Antibody Fresh Vision 2017, OCT Loft, Shenzhen, China (2017); CAFAM Biennial: Negotiating Space, CAFA Museum, Beijing, China (2017), and etc. He was nominated for Art 8 Prize Youth Finalist Award and the 13th AAC Art China Young Artist Finalist Award in 2019. His eponymous solo exhibition Ge Yulu won Gallery Weekend Beijing 2020's Best Exhibition Award-Innovation Prize.
Text courtesy Beijing Commune.
