The solo exhibition Darker than Darkness, Death beyond Death, Fire Burning Fire, Walking Down along the Stairway by Chen Xiaoyun will be opened on Sep 7th, 2013 at ShanghART Beijing. It will display the latest videos and photographs from the artist.

Aside from continuous poetic rhythm, Chen Xiaoyun's new video works similarly reveal puzzled and absurd images strengthening the ferment narration. The artist considers characters and languages likewise as image experiences. The most recent series of photographs quietly fits the general tone of the exhibition, which represents a solemn and gradual beauty, moments of decay and darkness as well as a micro reality. Chen Xiaoyun’s visual experiences are full of absurdity, metaphors and interior monologues. The emotional expressions show not only a vent of the artist’s inner world, but also a strong anxiety towards the outside world.

Chen Xiaoyun (1971) was born in Hubei province. Since his participation in the group exhibition 'Art for Sale' held in Shanghai in 1999, he started his contemporary art creation and practice in video art, and has become one of the most important experimental artists in the most recent decade. His recent solo exhibitions include: “Zhuiku Tablet” Annotation-CHEN xiaoyun Solo Exhibition, ShanghART Beijing, Beijing (2012); Why Life, ShanghART Beijng, Beijing (2010); Emerald Tablet, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai (2009);Faint, MC, Los Angeles, U.S.A. (2008); Love You Big Boss, The project gallery, New York, U.S.A. (2008). Chen Xiaoyun has participated in various international art exhibition and festivals, including: Moving On Asia, Towards a New Art Network 2004-2013, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand (2013); Perspectives 180-Unfinished Country, New Video from China, The Contemporary Art Museum in Houston, U.S.A. (2012); Moving Image In China: 1988-2011, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai (2011); Shanghai Kino, Shanghai Kino, KUNSTHALLE BERN, Switzerland (2009); 16th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2008); Havana Biennial 2008; Drapeaux Gril, CAPC- Musée d'art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France (2007); The Busan Biennale 2006, Busan, Korea (2006); Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art 2005, Yokohama, Japan (2005); T1- TORINO TRIENNIAL, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy (2005); 5th Shanghai Biennale – Techniques of the Visible, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (2004).

Courtesy of ShanghART Gallery