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Gu Zhenqing (Chinese: 顾振清; pinyin: Gu Zhenqing; born 1964) is a Chinese curator who focuses on international contemporary art. Biography Born in Shanghai, China in 1964. Graduated from the History Department of Fudan University, Shanghai, China in 1987. Worked as the chief-curator of Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art from 2003 to 2005 and the director of 2004 Chinese Contemporary Art Awards in 2004. Worked as the as the assistant professor of the Fine Art Department of Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan in 2005. Worked as the chief-curator and executive director of Zhu Qizhan Art Museum from 2006 to 2007, and chief–editor of art magazine Visual Production from 2007 to 2008. Work as jury member of Taixin Art Award and guest professor of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China in 2008. Worked as art director of White Box Museum of Art, 798, Beijing, China from 2009 to 2011. Worked as artistic director of Li-space Culture & Arts Center, Beijing, China from 2009 to 2016. Worked as academic director of Jia Pingwa Museum of Culture & Arts, Xi’an, China in from 2014 to 2016. Worked as academic director of More Art Museum, Xiamen, China from 2017 to 2018. Work as a guest associate professor of the sculpture department of National Taiwan Art University, Taipei, Taiwan from 2018 to 2019. Currently lives and works in Beijing as a curator.

He has curated numerous exhibitions including Virtual Future in Guangdong Art Museum in Guangzhou, China and Chengdu Biennale in 2001; Shanghai Assemblage 2000-2004 in National Museum of Contemporary Art, Olso, Norway in 2004; City_net Asia 2005 in Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea in 2005; 1st Mediation International Art Biennale, Poznan, Poland in 2008; To Each His Own, Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan in 2009; Biennale arts actuels Réunion, 80 Warehouse Navy Pier, Le Port, Reunion in 2011; “Heartbeat Shanghai”- Faw-vw Audi art exhibition, Three on the bund, Shanghai, China in 2012; Biennale arts actuels Réunion, Le Port, Reunion in 2013; “Beyond Heaven and Earth: Mongolian Art in This Day and Age”, China Art Museum, Shanghai in 2017-2018; ZFOTOFEST, Istanbul, Turkey in 2018; 2018 Ulaanbaatar International Art Festival, Museum of Mongolian Artist Union, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2018. Heimat: Guang’an Field Art Biennale, Guang’an China in 2018. Symularis, OCT Boxes Art Museum, Shunde, China in 2019. Lar Original, Green Townhouse, Macao, China in 2019; "Outros Portos - Outros Olhares", Saco Azul Associação Cultural & Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal in 2020.

Awards In 2012, Gu Zhenqing won the 2012 Top 10 "Public Figure Leading Social Fashion Award" released by the Beijing News. Recommendation from the Beijing News to Gu Zhenqing: "A pioneer in contemporary art criticism and an internationally renowned curator. In the current cultural cross-border trend, he actively explores and challenges with avant-garde thoughts. Outdated aesthetics, with art and fashion as the banner, advocating the future lifestyle".

In 2018, Gu Zhenqing curated “2018 Ulaanbaatar International Art Festival" as the chief curator and won the "2018 Ulaanbaatar International Art Festival Best Curator Award" issued by the Mongolian Artists Union.

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