Liu Bolin

Born 1973 in Shandong, China. Lives and works in Beijing, China

Education

1995

B.A.  Shandong University of Arts, Jinan, China

2001

M.F.A. Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

Solo Exhibitions

2013

“Mask,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

“Liu Bolin,” Kunstverein Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany

“Liu Bolin, Camouflages Urbains” Fondation d’Entreprise Espace Écureuil Pour l’Art Contemporain, Toulouse, France

“Liu Bolin: The Invisible Man,” Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT

2012

“Liu Bolin,” The Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton NY 

“Liu Bolin,” Photographers Limited Editions, Vienna, Austria

“Liu Bolin: A Secret Tour,” Museo H.C. Andersen, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy

“Lost in Art,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

“The Invisible Man,” Ekaterina Cultural Foundation, Moscow, Russia 

“Liu Bolin: The Sociology of the Invisible Body,” California State University Northridge Art Galleries, Northridge CA

2011

“The Invisible Man,” Lake Vänern Museet, Lidköping, Sweden

“The Invisible Man,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

"The Invisible Man," Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

“Liu Bolin,” Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France

2010

“Hiding in Italy,” Forma Centro Internazionale Di Fotografia, Milano, Italy

“Hiding in the City,” Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela

Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China

“On Fire,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

“Hiding in Italy,” Boxart Gallery, Verona, Italy

2008

“Hide and Seek,” Boxart Gallery, Verona, Italy

"Liu Bolin" Bridge Art Center, Beijing, China

“China Report 2007,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

2007

"Sculpture," Dashanzi Art Zone, Beijing, China

“Distortion,” Dashanzi Art Zone, Beijing, China

2001 

“Liu Bolin’s Sculpture,” Passage Gallery, Beijing, China

1998

“Liu Bolin’s Works,” Ming Ren Gallery, Jinan, China

“Haiyang Works Exhibition,” Yantai, China

Selected Group Exhibitions

2013   

 “TED 2013,” The Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, CA

“Portrait(s),” Culture Centre Valery Larbaud, Vichy, France

“Inner Journeys,” Maison Paticulière Art Center, Brussels, Belgium

“Religion, Ritual, and Performance in Modern and Contemporary Art,” Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

2012

“Changement de Décor,” Festival des Arts Visuels de Vevey, Vevey, Switzerland

“Bienne Festival of Photography,” Bienne, Switzerland

“Harper’s Bazaar: Inside the Magazine,” Yermilov Center, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Korobchinskiy Center, Odessa, Ukraine; Izolyatsia, Donetsk, Ukraine; Museum of Modern Art, Kiev, Ukraine

“D.E.F.E.N.C.E. – A Consideration of Various Strategies in Biology, Politics, Economy, Technology, Military, Psychology, Society, and Culture,” VögeleKulturZentrum, Pfäffikon, Switzerland

“Performing for the Camera,” Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

2011

“Exhibition of the Neuflize Collection MAC de Marseille,” Musée d’Art Contemporain de Marseille, Marseille, France

“Réinvestir la Planète,” Villa de Levallois, Levallois, France

“Urban Play,” Landgent Center, Beijing, China

“Scenes from Within: Contemporary Art from China," Blackbridge Hall Gallery, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA

Fotográfica Biennale, Museo de Fotografía, Bogotá, Columbia

“Black and White,” Zero Art Museum, Beijing, China

2010

“The Right to Protest,” Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel

“Reflection of Minds,” Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, China

“Passing China,” Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey

“HomeLessHome,” Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel

“Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal,” Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA

2009

“AnimamixBiennial,”Shanghai MoCA, Shanghai, China; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

“Shore – Contemporary Academy Sculpture Exhibition,” Moon River Art Museum, Beijing, China

“Blank – Making China,” Zhongjian Art Museum, Beijing, China

“International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,” Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

“Erotic – Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition,” Dadi Rui City Exhibition Center, Jinan, China

“The Big World: Recent Art from China,” Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

“Passing By China,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

“Camouflage,” La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain

2008

“Stairway to Heaven: From Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscrapers,” Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME

“Mixed Maze – Group Photography Exhibition,” Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK 

“New Middle Kingdom,” Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, UK

“Force-Form,” International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bridge Art Center, Beijing, China

International Exhibition, Roma International Contemporary and Modern Art Center, Roma, Italy

Sunshine International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China

2007

“China Now: Lost in Transition,” Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY

“Since,” Gao Brothers Art Center, Beijing, China

“Olympic Landscape Sculpture Exhibition,” Beijing, China

“Memory: Contemporary Art Exhibition,” New York Art Center, Beijing, China

“Les Rencontres d'Arles,” Arles, France

“Made in China - Chinese Contemporary Art,” Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China

“Union - Exhibition of Chinese and Chile Artists,” No. 1 China Art Base, Beijing, China

“Union in June,” Chinese Performance Art Exhibition, Songzhuang, Beijing, China

“Resettling -  SuoJia Village Modern Art Exhibition,” Beijing International Arts Camp II Ka Tsuen, Beijing, China

“The First ‘Breathing’ - Shandong Modern Art Exhibition,” Shandong Museum,  Shandong, China

2006

Songzhuang Art Festival, Songzhuang Art Zone, Beijing, China

“Qingzhou International Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Qingzhou Museum,  Shandong, China

“Third Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Sunshine International Museum, Beijing, China 

“Contemporary Art Exhibition of Dismantle,” Xiyuantianlu Business Hotel, Beijing, China

2005

“Beijing Calligraphy Exhibition,” Maside Art Center, Beijing, China

“Lead Times,” Chang Chau Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Tianjin Harbor Plaza, Tianjin, China

“Di-Di-Dismantle,” Beijing International Arts Camp II Ka Tsuen, Beijing, China

“Considerable,” West Lake International Sculpture Exhibition, Hangzhou Fine Art Museum, Hangzhou, China

2001

“The Second Invitational Sculpture Exhibition of Contemporary Young Sculptors,” Hangzhou Fine Art Museum, Hangzhou, China

“Works Exhibition,” The First China Sculpture Competition, China

2000

“The Second Metals Work Exhibition,” Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

Selected Public Collections

88-MOCCA, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

ARTantide Museum, Verona, Italy

AT&T Art Collection, TX

Banca Aletti, Milan, Italy

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME

Collection SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, France

Collection NEUFLIZE VIE, France

The Fidelity Corporate Art Collection, Boston, MA

FMAC Paris, France

Fondation Ariane de Rothschild, Madrid, Spain

Fondation Frances, Senlis, France

MART, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy

Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel

Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ

The Red Mansion Foundation, London, UK

Symbolic Collection, San Diego, CA

Teutloff Photo & Video Collection, Bielefeld, Germany

Unicredit Group, Italy