Artist, Curator, MadeIn Company Founder
Xu Zhen was born in 1977, and lives and works in Shanghai.
Xu Zhen is considered an iconic figure in Chinese contemporary art. In 2004, Xu won the prize for ‘Best Artist’at the Chinese Contemporary Art Award. His practice covers various media such as installations, video, painting, performance, etc.
 Xu Zhen has exhibited internationally at museums and biennales, including the Venice Biennale (2001,2005), The Museum of Modern Art (New York, 2004), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, 2005), MoMA PS1 (New York, 2006), Tate Liverpool (2007), Hayward Gallery (London, 2012), Lyon Biennial (2013), Armory Show (New York, 2014), Long Museum (Shanghai 2015), Al Riwaq Art Center (Qatar, 2016), Sydney Biennial (2016), Guggenheim Museum (New York, 2017), Sharjah Biennial (2019), Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, 2019), National Gallery of Australia (Canberra, 2020), among others.