Works and lives in Shanghai
1977 
Born in Shanghai 

Education
1996  Graduated from Shanghai Arts & Crafts Institute 
Solo Exhibitions
2008 
Impossible Is Nothing-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, Long March Space 
 Xu Zhen, Folkert de Jong, and Martha Colburn-Xu Zhen Shanghart Supermarket, James Cohan Gallery 
 Just did It!, James Cohan Gallery 
 Untitled-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai 
2007 
Art Basel Miami Beach 07-Xu Zhen: ShanghART Supermarket, Art Fairs Booth N14, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, U.S.A. 
 Art 38 Basel, Art Unlimited-Xu Zhen 18 Days (at B3), Art Fairs Switzerland 
2006 
Xu Zhen: 8848 - 1.86, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai
 8848 - 1.86-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 
 An Animal - Xu Zhen's solo exhibition, 2577 Longhua Road, Xuhui district, Shanghai 
2002 
Careful, Don't Get Dirty, Galerie Waldburger, Berlin, Germany 
 A Young Man-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, Bizart, Shanghai 

Group Exhibitions
2009 
Fact and Fiction-Recent works from The UBS Art Collection, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou 
 ImPOSSIBLE-8 Chinese Artists Engage Absurdity, 
 Pin-An Extension Project of ShanghART Videotheque, ShanghART Beijing 
2008 
Five Years of Duolun: Chinese Contemporary Art Retrospective Exhibition, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Duolun road No.27, Shanghai 
 The 5th Small Productions Event, Shopping Gallery 
 Generations, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai moganshan lu 50. bldg.18 
 Art Basel Miami Beach 08-Booth A4, Hall A, Art Fairs Miami, U.S.A. 
 ARTissima-The Forgotten Bar Project - Booth 17, Art Fairs Green Hall, Turin 
 FIAC 2008-Booth B12, Art Fairs Grand Palais, Paris 
 Life? Biomorphic Forms in Sculpture, Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria 
 Insomnia Photographs Exhibition, Bizart Art Center 
 Farewell to Post-Colonialism-The Third Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou 
 Avant-Garde China: Twenty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art, The National Art Center, Tokyo; The National Museum of Art, Osaka; Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya 
 Our Future-The Guy & Myriam Ullens Foundation Collection, Ullens Foundation, Beijing 
 The World of Other's: A Contemporary Art Exhibition, Museum of Contemportary Art, Shanghai 
 CYLWXZ-CHU YUN, LIU WEI, XU ZHEN, 
 Mellow Fever, Galerie des Galeries, Paris 
 Community of Tastes - The Inaugural Exhibition of Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, Iberia Center for Contemporar Art 
 Artseason-The Third China New Media Art Festival, China Art Academy, Hangzhou 
 Like Animals (Comme des betes), Musee cantonal des beaux-arts de Lausanne, Switzerland 
 Building Code Violations Ⅱ, Long March Space, Beijing 
 The Real Thing-Contemporary Art from China, IVAM, Valencia, Spain 
 Selected, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai 
 Videotheque at ShanghART Shanghai and ShanghART Beijing, Videotheque 
2007 
PERFORMA 07-The Second Biennial of New Visual Art Performance, Various venues in New York 
 China- Facing Reality, Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna, Austria 
 Energy-Spirit . Body . Material, Today Art Museum, Beijing 
 2007 Wuhan 2nd Documentary Exhibition of Fine Arts-Theme Exhibit. Forms of Concepts: The Reform of Concepts of Chinese Contemporary Art 1987-2007－The New Generation and Bad Art, Wuhan 
 Tomorrow, Kumho Museum of Art; Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea 
 10th International Istanbul Biennial-Not only Possible, But also Necessary-Optimism in the Age of Global War, Istanbul, Turkey 
 China Power Station: Part II, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway 
 Rejected Collection-More the 40 Chinese Artists /Over 60 Rejected Proposals, Ke Center for Contemporary Arts, Shanghai 
 China Welcomes You-Desires, Struggles, New Identities, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria 
 A l'horizon de Shangri-La, Frac Lorraine, France 
 Individual Position 2-Video, Photo, and Installation, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai 
 Zhuyi!-Contemporary Chinese Photography, Artium; Basque Museun-Center of Contemporary Art; Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 
 NoNo-Self-curated Exhibition of latest artworks by 11 individual artists, Long March Space, Beijing 
 The Real Thing-Contemporary Art from China, Tate Liverpool, UK 
2006 
It's All Right-Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hu Qing Tang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 
 _nunca salgo sin mi camara. /Never Go Out Without My DVcam-video en china, Museo Colecciones ICO. Madrid, Spain 
 Alllooksame/Tutttuguale?-Art from China, Japan and Korea, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy 
 The Thirteen: Chinese Video Now, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute,Beijing 
 China Contemporary-Architecture, Art and Visual Culture, Netherlands Architecture Institute; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; Netherlands fotomuseum, The Netherlands 
 Take It!, Universal Studios, Beijing 
 Solo Exhibition, 2577 Creative Garden, Shanghai 
 Microcosm-Chinese Contempory Art, Macao Museum of Art (Macao Culture Centre), Macao 
 The Thirteen: Chinese Video Now, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, U.S.A. 
 Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
 Everyday people, Festival of Creativity, Fortezza dA Basso, Florence, Italy 
 China Power Station: Part I., Battersea Power Station, London, UK 
 On Mobility, De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
 Restless-Photography and New Media, MoCA, Shanghai 
2005 
The Second Guangzhou Triennial Self Organisation-BizART: How to Turn Guangzhou into Shanghai, Xinyi International Club, Guangzhou 
 The Second Guangzhou Triennial-BEYOND: an extraordinary space of experimentation for modernization, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou 
 Zooming into Focus (NAMOC)-Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection, National Art Museum Of China, Beijing 
 Something is Happening, Maple-poplar Woods - In Orioles Singing in the Willows Park, Hangzhou 
 Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknewll University, Lewisburg, USA 
 Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, USA 
 True to Life, Taikang Top Space, Beijing 
 Mahjong-Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland 
 51st International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale-China Pavilion, Venice, Italy 
 Shanghai Constructions-Group exhibition by 10 artists, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai 
 Melbourne International Arts Festival, Spacement, Watson Place, Melbourne, Autralia 
 The Second Triennial of Chinese Art-Archaeology of the Future, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing 
 Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art 2005, Yokohama, Japan 
 Videozoom: Chinese Video Artists-The City: Mirage and reflection, Galeria Sala 1, Centro Internazionale d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy 
 Monuments of the USA, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, USA 
 Follow Me!-Contemporary Chinese Art at the Threshold of the Millenium, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan 
2004 
5th Shanghai Biennale-Techniques of the Visible, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai 
 Dial 62761232-contemporary art exhibition, BizArt, Shanghai 
 Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, ICP and the Asia Society, NY, USA (traveling, Museum of Contemporary Art and the Smart Museum of Art, Chicago; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, USA; V&A, London, UK; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany) 
 Light as Fuck! Shanghai Assemblage 2000-2004, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway 
 Shanghai Surprise, Lothringer Str 13 - St？dtische Kunsthalle München, Munich, Germany 
 Zooming into Focus (SAM)-Chinese Contemporary Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai 
 China Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA 
 Chine: génération vidéo, MEP - Maison Européene de la Photographie, Paris, France 
 The Monk and The Demon-Art contemporain chinois, Musee Art Contemporain Lyon, Lyon, France 
 Shanghai Duolun Exhibition of Young Artists, Shanghai Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai 
 A I'Ouest du Sud de l'Est-L'annee de la Chine, CRAC Centre Regional d'Art Contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, Sete, France 
 Beyond Boundaries, Shanghai Gallery of Art , Shanghai 
 Is It Art? - Black Show, Noanoa Center, Xi'an 
 Zooming into Focus (Singapore)-Chinese Contemporary Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection, Earl Lu Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore 
 Zooming into Focus (Tijuana)-Chinese Contemporary Photography from the Haudenschild Collection, Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico 
2003 
Open Sky-Grand Opening of Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai 
 Fabricated Paradises-Chinese Contemporary Art, Le Parvis centre d'art contemporain, Pau, France 
 Second Hand Reality, Today Art Museum, Beijing 
 The Minority is Subordinate to the Majority, BizArt, Shanghai 
 Control-Z, Top Space, Beijing 
 Dajia-Studying on Design from Contemporary Art, The Museum of Fudan University, Shanghai 
 +System, Short videos from the world 2002-2003, BizArt, Shanghai 
 Department-Contemporary art exhibition, Hangzhou 
 The Fifth System: Public Art in the Age of Post-Planning, He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, Guangdong 
 Zooming into Focus (San Diego)-Chinese Contemporary Photography from the Haudenschild Collection, University Gallery of San Diego State University, San Diego, USA 
 Nasty - a group exhibition of paintings, Bizart, Shanghai 
2002 
The First Guangzhou Trienniale-Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990subtle2000), Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou 
 Quick Look!-Shanghai Zhejiang Jiangsu Anhui Contemporary Art Exhibition, Consulate General of Switzerland, Shanghai 
 Too Much Flavor Mirage-Contemporary Art Exhibition, 3H Art Center, Shanghai 
 Art in General - 4th Annual Video Marathon, 12 hour screening, New York, USA 
 VideoROM 2.0, Giancarla Zanutti Gallery, Milan, Italy 
 VideoROM, Le Toit du Monde -, Centre Multidisciplinaire Pour la Culture Actuelle, Vevey. Switzerland 
 24:30 Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bizart, Shanghai 
 Fan Mingzhen & Fan Mingzhu - Glad to meet you-(Twin exhibition), Jin Sha Jiang Rd., Shanghai 
2001 
49th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale-Plateau of Humankind, Venice, Italy 
 Inside the body, ISE foundation, New York, USA 
 Hotpot, Kinesisk Samtidskunst, Hustnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway 
 Living in Time-29 Contemporary Artists from China, National galerie im Hamburger Bahnhof Museum fuer Gegenwartskunst, Berlin, Germany 
 The First Valencia Biennale, Valencia, Spain 
 Mantic Ecstasy-Photography & Video, Hangzhou; Shanghai; Beijing 
 Developing Time / Temps de Pause, Bizart, Shanghai
2000 
Inertia & Mask- Works on Paper, Shanghai Oil Painting & Sculpture Institute, Shanghai 
 Exit, Chisenhale Gallery, London, UK 
 BIG Torino 2000, Torino, Italy 
 Video-Circle, Hongkong; Berlin, Germany 
 Useful Life, Temporary Space, Dong Daming Rd, Shanghai 
 Uncooperative Approach (Fuck Off), Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai 
1999  Food for Though: An Insight in Chinese Contemporary Art, Canvas world art/Canvas Foundation, Amsterdam, Holland 
 Exchange, Paris, France 
 Love-Chinese Contemporary Photography & Video: International Arts Festival. Tachikawa 99, Japan 
 Art for Sale, Shanghai Plaza, Shanghai 
 BM99, Bienal da Maya, Maya Art Center, Portugal 
 Ideas & Concepts, Shanghai 
 The Same but Also Changed-Photography Exhibition, 859 Tian Yao Qiao Road, Shanghai 
1998 
Jin Yuan Lu Nr.310, Jin Yuan Lu 310, Shanghai 

Film Festivals
2007 
Artissima Cinema, Shanghype!-Portrait of the City from Dawn to Dusk, Mirafiori Motor Village, Turin 

Projects
2009 
Project about the exchange with The Little Mermaid in Langelinie Copenhagen, 
2006 
My Club, 
2003 
3 Projects for the AZIA Bldg. Pudong, Shanghai-The Building Alive, AZIA Bldg. Pudong, Shanghai