XU TAN
Xu Tan was born in Wuhan, Hubei Province in 1957 and currently lives in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. In 1993, he became a member of the ‘Big Tail Elephant Group’ (Da Wei Xiang), an experimental artistic group formed in Guangzhou. His work has been shown around the world, including at the 53rd and 50th Venice Biennials, the 2nd Berlin Biennia, the 2nd Guangzhou Triennial and the 4th Kwangju Biennial, amongst others.
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