Biography
Tianzhuo Chen
Born Nov 1985, Beijing, China
Lives and works in Beijing
Education
2007-09 BA Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Desgin
2009-10 MA Fine Art, Chelsea college of Art and Design
Solo Exhibitions
2023 (Upcoming)
Tank, Shanghai
2022
“The Dust”, Kunstpavillon, Innsbruck
2021
“The Shepherd”, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto
2020
“Recollection Pierces the Heart”, Tang Contemporary, Hong Kong
2019
“TRANCE”, M Woods Museum, Beijing
“Backstage Boys”, Bank, Shanghai
2017
“GHOST”, Kunsthalle Winterthur, Winterthur
2016
“Tianzhuo Chen”, chi K11 art museum
“Ishvara”, Long March Space, Beijing
2015
“Tianzhuo Chen”, Palais De Tokyo, Paris
2014
“PICNIC PARADI$E BITCH” , BANK, Shanghai
2013
“Tianzhuo’s Acid Club” , Star gallery, Beijing
2012
“Gas Station” Soloshow of Tianzhuo Chen and Rongrong Bi, Vanguard gallery, Shanghai
2011
“The Great exhibition” Solo show of Tianzhuo Chen and Xinyi Liu, curated by Wei Guo & Chloe Hipeau
Performance
2023 (Upcoming)
“TRANCE” , Komische Oper / Kindle, Berlin
“TRANCE” , Dark Mofo, Tasmania
2022
“TRANCE” , Kampnagel, Hamburg
“Physis”, Trama Bar und Kino, Berlin
“Physis”, Norberg Festival, Sweden
“Atherrave” Nxt museum, Amsterdam Dance Event, Amsterdam
2020
DFW,Zabbludowicz Collection, Online
2019
“TRANCE”, M Woods Museum, Beijing
“Atherrave”, Akademie Der Kunste
“Against the Blade of Honour”, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Bochum
“An Atypical Brain Damage” ,Transform Festival, Leeds
“Ksana”, Faurschou Foundation, Venice
2018
“Atherave”, Barbican Centre, London
“An Atypical Brain Damage” Kampnagel, Hamburg
“An Atypical Brain Damage”, Spring Festival, Utrecht
“Untitled act”, ACUD gallery, Berlin
“Ishvara Lite” Front Triennial , Cleverland
“Aisha Devi feat ASIANDOPEBOYS “, Pioneer Works, NY
“Aisha Devi feat ASIANDOPEBOYS”, The Broad Museum, LA
“Ksana”, Faurschou Foundation, Beijing
2017
“Ishvara”, Wiener Festwochen, Vienna
“Ishvara”,Theater Der Welt, Hamburg
“Aisha Devi feat ASIANDOPEBOYS”, Click Festival, Helsingor
“Aisha Devi feat ASIANDOPEBOYS” BOCA Biennale, Lisbon
“An Atypical Brain Damage” steirischer herbst, Graz
“An Atypical Brain Damage” Spielart, Munich
“Trayastrimsa” Tokyo Fesitval, Tokyo
“GHOST”, Kunsthalle Winterthur, Winterthur
“GHOST”, Varanasi, India
2016
“Tianzhuo Chen, Aisha Devi feat. ASIANDOPEBOYS” Performance at Berghain, CTM Festival, Berlin
“Ishvara”, Long March Space, Beijing
“Trayastrimsa”, chi K11 art museum
2015
“ADAHA II”, Palais De Tokyo, Paris
2014
“ADAHA”, Bank, Shanghai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
“For Refusal” , Transmediale, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
“3HD: Life, The Universe, And Everything”, Soft Power, Berlin
“6th International Digital Art Biennial: Metamorphosis- Mutation”, Aresenal contemporary Art, Montreal
“The Rhythm of the Night”, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
“Mirror Image” Asia Society, New York
Magical Realisn Revisited”, Bank, Shanghai
“The Gym”, Soho Studios, Vienna
2021
Dark Mofo, Black Temple gallery,Tasmania
To be the better one – The methodology of the New Generation, Wind H art center,Beijing
Space Fantasy,Yinchuan Moca,Yinchuan
When and Only When, the Strong Wind Rolled the Surge, Aranya Art Center, Aranya
2020
Vitality of Variables,How museum,Wenzhou,China
LUCA2020, Karpuchina Gallery,Plague
2019
“Feedback Loops”, ACCA, Melbourne
“Camp Fires”, UVe studios, Buenos Aires
“Cosmopolitan”, The Drill Hall, Sydney
“Airport Biennale”, Guangzhou
“About Face”, Wrightwood 659, Chicago
“Plastic Dreams”, Manifattura Tabacchi, Florence
“Against the Blade of Honour”, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Bochum
“Entropy”, Faurschou Foundation, Venice
2018
“Anti-” Athens Biennale, Athen
“Entropy”, Faurschou Foundation, Beijing
“Front Triennial”, Cleverland
2017
“Zhongguo 2185”, Sadie Coles HQ, London
“THE EXHIBITION OF ANNUAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF CHINA 2016″, Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing
“Arching in Circles”, LongMarchSpace, Beijing
“Tianzhuo Chen, Aisha Devi feat. ASIANDOPEBOYS” BOCA Biennale, Lisbon
2016
“MIC/MAC”, A2Z gallery, Paris
“Seismographic Sounds” KKB Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Performance at Berghain, CTM Festival, Berlin
2015
“Peep Show”, Long March Space, Beijing
“CLOCKENFLAP 2015″ Videotage, HK
“Mankind / Machinekind” Krinzinger Projecte, Vienna
“New China/New Art”, University of Nottingham’s Djanogly Gallery, UK
“Future of Today”, Today Art Museum, Beijing
“Kaleidoscope”, Tianzhuo Chen and Keiichi Tanaami, Kaleidoscope gallery, Singapore
“Observer-Creator”, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2014
“Tomorrow’s Party”, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
“PALE FIRE——Revising Boundaries”, M Woods museum, Beijing
“MEMOIRS OF AMNESIAC-!”, MAISON POPULAIRE, Paris
“2014 Wuhan 3rd Documentary Exhibition of Fine Arts”, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan
“Conditions”, Destination, Beijing
“MÉMOIRES D’UN AMNÉSIQUE – ?”,MAINSD’ŒUVRES,Paris
“SANKUANZ FW2015 Collection”,London Fashion Week,London
“Decorum”,Powerstation of Art,Shanghai
“SANKUANZ FW2014 Collection”,Shanghai Fashion Week,Shanghai
2013
“Drawing-Expression and limit”,Amnua,Nanjing
“Wave” Bund 18, Shanghai
“Hot City” L-Artgallery, Chengdu
“Eric Cartman’s Loser Club” Art Beijing, Beijing
“Kangrinboqê-SANKUANZ FW2013 Collection”,Shanghai Fashion Week,Shanghai
“Existence – +Follow” Shanghai MOCA, Shanghai
2012
“Kathmandu International Art Festival”, Kathmandu
“Narcissism” Star gallery, Beijing
“Being misread on 16th October”, Bridge gallery, Beijing
“Get it Louder 2012”, Beijing
“The Graduals”, Traffic, Dubai
“First Issue”, SH Contemporary, Shanghai
“Also World”, T Art Center, Beijing
“Spot Light”, Bund 18, Shanghai
“Nowhere to Live”, Star Gallery, Beijing
“The Halo Effect”, V Art Center, Shanghai
“Yeast″, Season gallery, Beijing
2011
“Asia Triennial Manchester”, Manchester
“Peckham 90210″, N/V Projects, London
“UK CHINA Art&Design Festival-The catalyst”, Great western studios, London
“Parallax Art Fair”, La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, London
“Life is elsewhere”, Crypt gallery, London
2010
“Wild Wicked and Wanton”, The Lewisham Arthouse, London
“MA Show 2010″, 1st Sept-5th Sept, Chelsea college of art, London
“Royal Academy summer exhibition”, 14Jun-22 Aug, Royal Academy, London
“Chelsea MA interim show”, Chelsea college of art, london
“Askew show- in the garden of desire” , The castle, London
“Condensation”, Hanbury hall, london
“Chelsea salon”, Auto-Italia south east, london
2009
“Chelsea salon”, Auto-Italia south east, london
“Cheers”, Barge house, London
“CSM Degree show”, Barge house, London
“CSM work in progress show”, Colomb gallery, London
2008
“Hot Shock”, Shanghai
“Foundry”, London
“China Design now”, V&A Museum, London