Shen Wei (artist)
Shen Wei | |
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Born | 1977 |
Known for | Photography & Video |
Website | www |
Shen Wei (simplified Chinese: 沈玮; traditional Chinese: 沈瑋; pinyin: Shěn Wěi) is a Chinese artist known for his intimate portraits of others and himself, as well as his photographic exploration of contemporary China. His artistic style has often been described as dream-like,[1] elusive,[2] and erotic.[3]
Born in Shanghai, China, Shen Wei lives in New York City.
Recognition
Hailed as "one of the most prominent Chinese photo artists of his generation" by CNN[4]. Shen Wei's work has been exhibited and published worldwidely, with works included in the permanent collections of MoMA,[5] Getty Museum,[6] and Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] among others. He has received fellowships from New York Foundation for the Arts and Asian Cultural Council, and had participated in prestigious artist-in-residence programs such as the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy and Light Work in Syracuse, NY.
Education
Shen Wei received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in photography, video and related media from School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Collections
Shen's work is held in the following public collections:
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY[8]
- Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL[9]
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA[10]
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA[11]
- Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA[12]
- Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.[13]
- Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL[14]
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC[15]
- Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL[16]
- John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Notable Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Xie Zilong Photography Museum, Shen Wei: Blossoms, Changsha, China (2018)
- ON/Gallery, Undefined Time of Intuition, Beijing, China (2018)
- Signum Foundation, Between Blossoms, Lodz, Poland (2017)
- Flowers Gallery, Between Blossoms, New York, NY (2017)
- SinArts Gallery, Between Blossoms, The Hague, Netherlands (2017)
- Flowers Gallery, Invisible Atlas, New York, NY (2015)
- H Art Gallery, I Miss You Already, Bangkok, Thailand (2014)
- Epson Imaging Gallery, Chinese Sentiment, Shanghai, China (2012)
- Light Work, I Miss You Already, Syracuse, NY (2012)
- Daniel Cooney Fine Art, I Miss You Already, New York, NY (2012)
- L.A. Galerie Frankfurt, Chinese Sentiment, Frankfurt, Germany (2013)
- Lumenvisum Gallery, Chinese Sentiment, Hong Kong, China (2011)
- The Art Institute of Boston, Chinese Sentiment, Boston, MA (2011)
- Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Chinese Sentiment, New York, NY (2011)
- Randall Scott Gallery, Almost Naked, New York, NY (2009)
Group exhibitions
- Museo Universitario del Chopo, Divina Comedia, Mexico City, Mexico (2018)
- WHY Museum, Cloud & Mud, Changsha, China (2018)
- The Ringling Museum of Art, Exposure: Naked before the lens, Sarasota, FL (2016)
- Power Station of Art, Snacks, Shanghai, China (2016)
- La Triennale di Milano, Arts & Foods. Rituals since 1851. Milan, Italy (2015)
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Private Eye: Allen G. Thomas Jr. Photography Collection, Raleigh, NC (2014)
- He Xiangning Art Museum, Local Future, Shenzhen, China (2013)
- Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Between Image and Personality. Moscow, Russia (2013)
- Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, FL (2013)
- He Xiangning Art Museum, Local Future, Shenzhen, China (2013)
- Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Between Image and Personality. Moscow, Russia (2013)
- Daegu Biennale, Special Exhibition: Repositioned Personal, Daegu, Korea (2012)
- Liu Haisu Art Museum, Hong Kong and One World, Shanghai, China (2012)
- Southeast Museum of Photography, Anthology 2012: Contemporary Photography, Daytona Beach, FL (2012)
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PMA Photography Portfolio 2012, Philadelphia, PA (2012)
- Harn Museum of Art, Highlights from the Asian Collection, Gainesville, Florida (2011)
- Museum of the City of New York, Movable Feast, New York, NY (2011)
- Galleria Contemporaneo, Global Photography, Venice, Italy. (2010)
- The Kinsey Institute Gallery, Nature & Nurture, Bloomington, IN (2010)
- CAFA Art Museum, Faces of Life, Beijing, China (2010)
- Deutsche Bank Gallery, Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win, New York, NY (2008)
- Australian Centre for Photography, Hijacked, Sydney, Australia. (2008)
- ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts, U Can't Touch Dis, New York, NY (2007)
- Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall, Obsession, New York, NY (2005)
References
- ^ "The dreamy, intimate portraits of Shen Wei". cnn.com. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Piepenbring, Dan (12 April 2017). "Between Blossoms". theparisreview.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "In bloom: the erotic botanics of Shen Wei – in pictures". the Guardian. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "The dreamy, intimate portraits of Shen Wei". cnn.com. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Shen Wei - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Wei, Shen (Chinese, born 1977) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Art, Philadelphia Museum of. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Self-Portrait (Bubble), 2011". www.philamuseum.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "MoMA/Collection/Shen Wei". MoMA. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Shen Wei". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Shen Wei". The J. Paul Getty Museum. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Shen Wei". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Shen Wei". Carnegie Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Table Setting Series". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Works of: Shen Wei". Ringling Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Self-Portrait (Fruitful)". North Carolina Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Photography Collection". Harn Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.