Co-curators
Liu Gang
Liu Gang (b. 1983, Changsha), a curator, founder and director of The Pin Projects, and artist, graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. He lives and works in Beijing.
Liu combines local practice with a global perspective to promote cultural exchange between Europe and China. Major exhibitions he curated and produced include: FLOW: Graphics in Motion (OCT-LOFT, Shenzhen, 2022); Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition (2016, 2019); Boundless Encounters (Hangzhou Fiber Art Triennial, 2019); Catch the Light (G-Park, Xi’an, 2018); The Imagined Future Is Not the Future (OCT-LOFT, Shenzhen, 2017); Harper’s Bazaar 150th Anniversary Exhibition (Today’s Museum, Beijing, 2017); Visual Questions (Guangdong Museum of Art, 2017); SeaWorld Light Festival (Shenzhen, 2016); Taikoo Li Light Festival (Beijing, 2016); The Future of Fashion Is Now (Shanghai, 2015; Shenzhen, 2016); We May Have Met Before (FOAM, Amsterdam, 2015); The Nurturing House (Dashilar, Beijing, 2015); Work, Rest and Play (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu, 2015); Still/Life (Beijing, 2014; Shanghai, 2015); Self/Unself (Suzhou, 2014; Macao, 2015). He also chaired the following forums: “The boundaries, contours and future of contemporary design” (Guangzhou Academy 2015), “Museum management in photography” (CAFA Art Museum 2014), etc.
Wu Wei
Wu Wei (b. Chongqing, China) is an art critic and curator. She is currently the associate editor of Art China magazine and Public Art Journal, and the deputy editor of Shanghai Fine Arts Publisher. She focuses on and researches the local practices of contemporary art, as well as the evolution of artistic language and aesthetics in cross-cultural contexts. Her curated exhibitions include: Crisscrosses: Ding Yi’s Public Art for Twenty Years; A Turning Moment: Urban Narratives in Chinese Contemporary Art, 1995-2019; In No Hurry – Qi Lan Solo Exhibition; Shanghai Surprise – A Group Show on Contemporary Art in Shanghai; Jia Aili: Good Morning, World; and other notable contemporary art exhibitions. She has also written extensively on contemporary art and curated the publication of art books such as The Public Art Research Series.