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Yuan Gong
Yuan Gong was born and raised in Shanghai during the political and cultural tumult of the 60s in China. His personal and professional history cannot be separated from his nation's recent growth.

PhD in Art Theory of Chinese National Academy of Arts, he is one of the most active artist in China mainland. For his artistic research and inspiration he organized and attended the 8 months Tibetan Series Program in 2007, 10 days after the catastrophe he participated as a volunteer in Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 and from 2009 till now he has actively joined the excavation of Zhou Gong Temple in Shaanxi.

In 2007 he won the China Grand Prize of Culture, awarded as the main artist of the year for his contribution to Chinese contemporary art. In 2009 his artwork "Sounding off with 512-Dong Feng" was listed as the most representative artwork and record in “The 60 Years of Chinese Fine Art: Contemporary Art in the People's Republic of China (1949-2009)”.

Moreover after the great success of Yuan Gong as one of the five representatives of the People's Republic of China at the 54th Biennale di Venezia 2011 presenting his artwork "The Scented Air- Much More Than 6000m³", the artist has achieved fame not only among the national territory but western audience has been enthusiastically acclaiming him as well, conquered by the spirit of Zen. During this favorable period the Yuan Gong, invited by several well-known curators and institutions, is travelling all around Europe for his new exhibitions.

Exhibitions

October 2011, the 4th Cultural Dialogue China EUNIC, Luxembourg

October 2011, The Prague Contemporary Art Festival TINA B., Prague- Czech Republic

September 2011, UNEXPECTED ISSUES,Beijing- China

June 2011, The 54th Venice Biennale – Chinese Pavilion, Venice- Italy

March 2011, EXTRACT the-3RD Stall Keeper Show, Beijing- China

October 2010, People And Things Around Contemporary Art, Beijing- China

September 2010, The 6th Culture and Art Festival of Songzhuang Chin, Beijing- China

September 2010, SAN SHENG WAN WU, Shanghai- China

June 2010, Can Be More Poetic Contemporary Art Exhibition, Nanjing- China

June 2010, 2010 Nature of China- Contemporary Art Documenta, Suzhou- China

April 2010, Ge Zi Biao Shu Contemporary art Exhibtion, Arther M.Sackler Museum Of Art and Archaeology at Beijing University, Beijing- China

September 2009, 1st Yan Gerber International Arts Festival, Beijing- China

September 2009, 1st Western Of China Contemporary Art Exchange, Chongqing- China

August 2009, Xian Qujiang Contemporary Art Season, Xian-China

August 2009, Drifting Communities – 798 Biennale, Beijing- China

July 2009, Narrating China – 4th Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu- China

July 2009, 2009 Chengdu Annual Contemporary Exhibition, Chengdu- China

April 2009, Reflection – New Art Invitational, Hangzhou and Beijing- China

January 2009, 1st Huangjiaoping New Year Art Festival, Chongqing- China

October 2008, 8th Songzhuang Art Festival – Through the Wild, Beijing- China

September 2008, 2008 798 Art Festival – “What is Art”, Beijing- China

September 2008, Virtual City, Shanghai- China

April 2007, Transparent Scene, Tibet- China