Zheng Guogu

 

1970, born in Yangjiang, Guangdong province

1992, graduated from the printmaking department of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

Lives and works in Yangjiang, Guangdong province.

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

1998        Sixteen of the Ten Thousand Customers and other Works Beijing Photo Gallery, Beijing

2000        Zheng Guogu – More Dimensional Caaw, Beijing

                Zheng Guogu – More Dimensional in Shanghai at BizArt Space, Shanghai

 

Group Exhibitions

 

1994        The Third Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art Documentation Library of East China Normal University, Shanghai

Hanmo New Art Special Show Canton

No Room - Installation exhibition with the Big Tail Elephant Group No.14 Sanyu Rd, Canton

1996                Possibility - Installation exhibition with the Big Tail Elephant Group, Canton

1997                 Contemporary Photo Art from P. R. China Neue Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin Staedtische Kunstsammlungen, Chemnitz Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany

Cities on the Move 2  Secession, Vienna, Austria

1998        Biennale de l'imago Paris 98 Centre national de la photographie, Paris

Site art project Walking Museum in Takashimaya, Tokyo

Cities on the Move 2 capcMusee, Bordeaux, France

Taipei Biennal Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan

Confused… Kunst Rai 98, Art Amsterdam, Holland

Photography as Concept - 4. Internationale Foto-Triennale Esslingen Esslingen, Germany

Guarene Arte Turin, Italy

The Corruptionists Basement, third ring road, Beijing

Cities on the Move 3 P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York

Images Telling Stories Shanghai

1999        Post-Sense Sensibility Alien Bodies & Delusion Basement third ring road, Beijing

Innovations Part I China Art Archives and Warehouse, Beijing

Changing Views Kunsthal Hof 88 Almelo, Holland

Art For Sale Huaihai Zhonglu, Shanghai

International Photography Biennale Centre de la Imagen, Mexico city

The Other X/Change Galerie Objektiv und Edition, Cologne, Germany

Concepts, Colors and Passions China Art Archives and Warehouse, Beijing

Shanghai Art Fair Shanghai

Unveiled Reality – Contemporary Photography Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok; Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

Beautiful Like Materialism Shanghai; Beijing; Nanjing; Honking

Intimate Moments Hanart Gallery, Honking

Hsin: a visible spirit – Contemporary Photography from the People’s Republic of China Cypress College Photography Galleries; BC Space Gallery, USA

Cities on the Move 4 Hayward Gallery, London

Love: Chinese Contemporary Photography & Video  International Arts Festival Tachikawa, Japan

Cities on the Move 5 Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland

Modern Chinese Art Foundation Caermerklooster, Gent, Belgium

2000        clash! 100 artists Canvas International Art, Amsterdam, Holland

                 Individual and Society in Art - A Collection of Works of Art By Eleven Chinese Artists    

                Guangdong Museum of Art

Cities of the 21st Century: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen Bauhaus Dessau, Germany

The Sun Rises in the East – the current atistic scene in Asia  Rencontres internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France

Post – Material – Interpretations of Everyday Life by Contemporary Chinese Artists Red Gate Gallery, Beijing

Post Material - Interpretatians of Everyday Life by Contemporary Chinese Artists Red Gate Watch Tower, Beijing     

                Fuck Off  Xi Suzhouhe 1133, Shanghai

                Portraits, Figures, Couples and Groups from the Mcaf Foundation, BizArt, Shanghai

2001                Inauguration of the New Gallery CAAW, Beijing

 

Bibliography: Zheng Guogu

 

Taylor, Roger and Lasschuyt, Helga. “Fire Works.” World Art, no.5 , Feb.1995. pp. 30-32;

Hou Hanru and Obrist, Hans Ulrich. cat. “Cities on the move.” Secession, Vienna, Gerd Hatje. 1997, pic. pp. 81-83;

Schmid, Andreas and Tolnay, Alexander. cat “Zeitgenoessische Fotokunst aus der VR China.” Edition Braus. Heidelberg. 1997, pp. 15, 16. pic.: pp. 15-19;

Zeng Xiaojun and Ai Weiwei, ed. Hui Pi Shu. “the grey cover book.” Beijing. 1997, pp. 13-15. pic.: p. 12;

CHINESE TYPE (Email Magazine, hard copy) 1997 VOL. 1 ISSUE 1 pic.: p. 10;

“ de trescourts espaces de temps” Biennale de Paris 98. Centre national de la photographie. 1998;

Kielstra, Martijn. cat.: “Confused…, Reckoning with the Future.” Contemporary Paintings and Photography. Canvas-Gallery Serieuze Zaken. Amsterdam. 1998, p. 12. pic.: p. 16;

Miki, Akiko. cat.: ”Site of desire.” Taipei Biennale, Tapei Fine Arts Museum. 1998, pp. 78, 79. pic.: pp. 80, 81;

Schneckmann, Peter and Wellano, Andreas. poster: “Uncontrolled contacts” 1998;

Song Dong, Guo Shirui. 宋冬， 郭世锐不可当 “Wildlife - Starting from 1997 Jingzhe - 野生动物1997年惊蛰始

“ Contemporary Art Center, 现代艺术中心 1998, pp. 96-99;

Lu Zhirong et al., “New Photo 4” Beijing1998;

Li Zhenhua, Xu Ruotao. cat.: ”Curruptionists.”Beijing. 1998, pic.pp. 15, 16;

CHINESE TYPE (Email Magazine, hard copy) 1998 VOL. 1 ISSUE 5, pic.: p. 45;

1999;

Brandt, Alexander et al. “Art for Sale - 超市“ (cat.) Shanghai 1999;

Huang Yan, Hai Bo, Jiao Yinqi.” 2000 China Internet Video And Photo Art.” 1999, p. 3. pic.: p. 55;

Hu Rifang. cat.: ”Intimate Moments.” Hanart TZ Gallery. Hongkong. 1999;

Kielstra, Martjin. “Platform 99” Canvas International Art. Amsterdam. 1999, p. 80. pic.: p. 81;

Shimizu Toshio et al., cat. “Love: Chinese Contemporary Photography & Video” International Arts Festival Tachikawa 99. Japan. 1999, p. 14. pic.: p. 31, 48, 49;

Spada, Clayton. cat.: “hsin: a visible spirti.” Cypress College Photography Gallery. 1999;

Clark, John and Van Dijk, Hans. cat.: “Modern Chinese Art Foundation.” Provincieraad Oost-Vlaanderen.Gent. 1999, pp.15, 16. pic.:pp.91-93;

Wu Meichun 吴美纯 “Post - Sense Sensibility - Alien Bodies & Delusion - 后感性异型与妄想“ (cat.) Beijing 1999;

CHINESE TYPE (Email Magazine, hard copy) 1999 VOL. 2 ISSUE 2 pic.: pp. 10, 47, 60; ISSUE 3 pic.: pp. 7, 41, 49; ISSUE 4 pic.: p. 48; ISSUE 5 pic.: pp. 28-30, 45; ISSUE 6 pic.: pp. 5, 100;

Nappack, Jonathan. “Yang Yong and the four elephants-The emerging Avant-Garde of China`s Pearl River Delta is raising eyebrows with multimedia.” ARTnews March 2000 (monthly magazine) p. 12;

 

About : Big Tail Elephants Group (Lin Yilin, Chen Shaoxiong, Liang Juhui, Xu Tan; and also Zheng Guogu, Wang Huimin)

 

Noth, Julia and Wolfger Poehlmann. “China Avantgarde” Edition Braus 1993 pp. 141, Julia Noth pp. 220, 238;

HUALANG 画廊 (ART PERIODICAL) 1996 – 2 – pp. 2 – 5;

Hou, Hanru. "Beyond the Cynical: China Avant-Garde in the 1990’s." AAP, vol. 3, no. 1 (1996), pp. 42-51;

Taylor, Roger and Helga Lasschuyt. "Fire Works." World Art, no. 5 (Feb., 1995), pp. 30-32;

Zeng Xiaojun, Ai Weiwei, Xu Bing, “The Red Flag - The Black Cover Book”, 1994, pp. 117 – 119. pic.: pp. 118, 120 - 123;

Gao Minglu et al., “Inside Out - New Chinese Art” (cat.) University of California Press 1998, plate 50;

Napack, Jonathan. “Yang Yong and the four Elefants – The emerging Avant-Garde of China’s Pearl River Delta is raysing eyesbrows with multimedia” ARTnews march 2000, p. 128;

“Groszschwanzelefant” (cat.) Kunsthalle Bern, 1998;

Lu Peng, 吕澎, 90s Art China, 1990-1999, 中国当代艺术史, 1990-1999, Hunan Fine Art Publ. House, 湖南美术出版社,2000, p. 283;

Websites: China Art Expo ‘94, Guangzhou: http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/iiasn/iiasn4/ascul/chinart.txt