CANG Xin

♂ *1967 / China

Works

Solo exhibitions

Different Life

Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
17 Nov 2006 – 30 Nov 2006
Performance Art remembered at 798

Thinking Hands, Beijing (CN)
30 Nov 2004 – 24 Dec 2004

Group

INTO THE UNSEEN

The Walther Collection

Haus der Photographie, Hamburg (DE)
24 Oct 2025 – 26 Apr 2026

with Martina Bacigalupo, Em'Kal Eyongakpa, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, YANG Fudong, David Goldblatt, Ana María Gómez López, Santu Mofokeng, Eadweard J. Muybridge, Jo Ractliffe, Felipe Romero Beltrán, RONG Rong, Berni Searle …
To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain

and RongRong’s East Village

Ochre Space, Lisboa (PT)
14 May 2025 – 21 Jun 2025

with ZHANG Huan, MA Liuming, LU Nan, RongRong & inri
A Window Suddenly Opens

Contemporary Photography in China

Hirshhorn Museum, Washington (US)
4 Nov 2022 – 7 Jan 2024

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jinsong, HONG Lei …
Trace - Formations of Likeness

Photography and Video from The Walther Collection

Haus der Kunst, München (DE)
14 Apr 2023 – 23 Jul 2023

with Richard Avedon, Martina Bacigalupo, Yto Barrada, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Jodi Bieber, Karl Blossfeldt, Edson Chagas, SONG Dong, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso, YANG Fudong, David Goldblatt …
Then and Now

Life and Dreams Revisited

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
6 May 2019 – 27 Oct 2019

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, SONG Dong, YANG Fudong, WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu, Zhang Hai'er, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jinsong, Sze Tsung LEONG …
Art and China after 1989

Theater of the World

SF Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco (US)
10 Nov 2018 – 24 Feb 2019

with CHEN Chieh-Jen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, WANG Gongxin, Cai Guo-Qiang, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, WANG Jianwei, LIANG Juhui, MA Liuming …
40 Years of Chinese Contemporary Photography (1976-2017)

Three Shadows 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition

Three Shadows Photo, Beijing (CN)
28 Jun 2017 – 15 Oct 2017

with Adou, ZHAO Bandi, Wei Bi, Birdhead (Ji Weiyu and Song Tao), GAO Bo, HAI Bo, LIU Bolin, GUAN Ce, YAN Changjiang, He Chongyue, Chu Chu, ZHANG Dali …
Body, Self, Society

Chinese Performance Photography of the 1990s

The Walther Collection, New York (US)
14 Apr 2017 – 19 Aug 2017

with SONG Dong, ZHANG Huan, ZHUANG Hui, MA Liuming, Ai Weiwei, HUANG Yan
The Order of Things / Die Ordnung der Dinge

Photography from The Walther Collection

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
17 May 2015 – 27 Sep 2015

with Otl Aicher, Dieter Appelt, Nobuyoshi Araki, Eugene Atget, Richard Avedon, Martina Bacigalupo, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Karl Blossfeldt, William Christenberry, SONG Dong, Samuel Fosso, ZHANG Huan …
A History of Chinese Photograhy

Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Brussels (BE)
13 Oct 2012 – 8 Dec 2012

with LIU Bolin, ZHANG Dali, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), ZHANG Huan, CHEN Jiagang, ZHU Ming, WANG Ningde, JIANG Pengyi, SHENG Qi, Wang Qingsong, RONG Rong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen …
Incarnations II

A Photography Exhibition of Performance Art

Galerie Paris-Beijing, Beijing (CN)
17 Apr 2010 – 23 May 2010

with LIU Bolin, ZHU Ming, LI Wei
Zhù Yì ! China actual photography

La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona (ES)
29 Feb 2008 – 25 May 2008

with ZHAO Bandi, ZHANG Dali, WENG Fen, WU Gao Zhong, SHI Guorui, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, WANG Jin, LIU Jin, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming …
FOTOFEST2008 - Photography from China, 1934 - 2008

Twelfth International Biennial of Photo-based Art

FotoFest, Houston (US)
7 Mar 2008 – 20 Apr 2008

with XING Danwen, WU Gao Zhong, ZHENG Guogu, ZHUANG Hui, WU Jialin, HONG Lei, LIU Lijie, CHEN Lingyang, Katharina Mouratidi, LIU Ren, RONG Rong, Jennah Ward …
Zhù Yi! Chinese Contemporary Photography

ARTIUM. Centro-Museo, Vitoria-Gasteiz (ES)
15 Mar 2007 – 23 Sep 2007

with ZHAO Bandi, ZHANG Dali, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, WU Gao Zhong, SHI Guorui, HONG Hao, XU Heng, ZHANG Huan, WANG Jin, LIU Jin, HONG Lei …
Guangzhou Photo Biennial - Evolution

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
17 May 2007 – 8 Jul 2007

with Bleda & Rosa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Patrizia Di Fiore, Joakim Eneroth, Walker Evans, Alain Fleischer, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Cristina Garcia Rodero, AN Ge, WANG Guofeng, Cristobal Hara, Arja Hyytiaeinen …
Dragon's Evolution

Chinese Contemporary Photography <br>Curated by Zhu Qi

ChinaSquare New York, New York (US)
10 May 2007 – 9 Jun 2007

with HAN Bing, CHEN Chieh-Jen, XING Danwen, WU Daxin, LIAN Dongya, LU Feifei, WENG Fen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Guofeng, ZHENG Guogu, SHI Guorui, Zeng Han …
Chinese Relativity: Part 1

STUX GALLERY, New York (US)
21 Nov 2006 – 6 Jan 2007

with ZHANG Dali, HONG Hao, Wang Qingsong
O.C.P. - Outside Context Problem

curated by Simon Birch

10 Chancery Lane Art Projects, Hong Kong (CN)
29 Sep 2006 – 15 Nov 2006

with anothermountainman, WING Shya, LI Wei
FIELD OF VISION: BEIJING

Beijing New Art Projects, Beijing (CN)
9 Sep 2006 – 28 Sep 2006

with GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), MIAO Xiaochun
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara (US)
1 Jul 2006 – 17 Sep 2006

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), ZHENG Guogu, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo, SHENG Qi …
Zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft - Neue Fotografie und Video aus China

Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
24 Mar 2006 – 14 May 2006

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao …
The Great Wall

Magazin 4, Bregenz (AT)
7 Apr 2006 – 7 May 2006

with Ona B.
The Great Wall

Kulturverein Bahnhof, Andelsbusch (AT)
9 Apr 2006

with Ona B.
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
15 Sep 2005 – 15 Jan 2006

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin …
A Strange Heaven - Contemporary Chinese photography

HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki (FI)
22 Jun 2005 – 28 Aug 2005

with HE An, ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, Chien Chi Chang, Leung Chi-Wo, CHEN Chieh-Jen, CHING Chin-Wai, WENG Fen, JIN Feng, YUAN Goang-Ming, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao …
The Venice Biennale - Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video From China

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
9 Jun 2005 – 15 Aug 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin …
Body Scape

Contemporary Chinese Photography and Performance Documentation

Arc One Gallery, Melbourne (AU)
2 Aug 2005 – 13 Aug 2005

with CHI Peng, SHENG Qi, HUANG Yan
Living in Interesting Times - A Decade of New Chinese Photography

The Open Museum of Photography at Tel Ha, Tel-Hai (IL)
5 Feb 2005 – 30 Jun 2005

with MU Chen, ZHU Fadong, WENG Fen, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao, ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jinsong, HONG Lei, Feng Mengbo, OU Ning, WANG Ningde, RONG Rong …
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle (US)
10 Feb 2005 – 8 May 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin …
Out of the red

The photographic session

Primo Marella Gallery, Milano (IT)
17 Feb 2005 – 16 Apr 2005

with WENG Fen, MA Liuming, ZHOU Ming, Wang Qingsong, LI Wei, HUANG Yan
Beijing Contemporary

Zeitgenössische Fotografen aus China Teil 1

Galerie Kampl, München (DE)
4 Mar 2005 – 9 Apr 2005

with HAI Bo, MA Liuming, CHI Peng, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen
Vehicles and Mirror Images

Curator: Gao Brothers

Beijing New Art Projects, Beijing (CN)
15 Feb 2005 – 28 Feb 2005

with ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), SHENG Qi, Zhan Wang, WU Xiaojun, CUI Xiuwen
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China

MCA Museum Contemp Art, Chicago (US)
2 Oct 2004 – 16 Jan 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin …
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China

The Smart Museum of Art, Chicago (US)
2 Oct 2004 – 15 Jan 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin …
Performing the Body - Photography and Performance from China

ALEXANDER OCHS PRIVATE, Berlin (DE)
18 Nov 2004 – 23 Dec 2004

with HAI Bo, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, CHI Peng, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, MIAO Xiaochun
Contemporary Chinese Photography

Visual Gallery Photokina, Köln (DE)
28 Sep 2004 – 3 Oct 2004

with HAI Bo, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, CHI Peng, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, MIAO Xiaochun
Dislocation re-launch exhibition

LEE Ka-sing Gallery, Toronto (CA)
8 Sep 2004 – 25 Sep 2004

with Mauricio Alejo, anothermountainman, Ximena Berecochea, Sian Bonnell, Michel Campeau, Bertrand Carriere, Serge Clement, David Clarke, Jeffrey du Vallier d'Aragon Aranita, David Hlynsky, Hiromi Hoshino, Lee Kasing …
2004 Pingyao International Photography Show

80 exhibitions; of some 3,500 images; from 150 photographers:

Pingyao Photography Festival, Pingyao (CN)
16 Sep 2004 – 22 Sep 2004

with Ansel Adams, Laurenz Berges, Joachim Brohm, Rene Burri, Hans Eijkelboom, Roe Ethridge, Gisele Freund, Fuong, Cristina Garcia Rodero, AN Ge, Hubertus Hamm, Jitka Hanzlova …
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video From China

Curated by Christopher Phillips and Wu Hung

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
11 Jun 2004 – 5 Sep 2004

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin …
Relaunch of Dislocation

Fringe Club, Hong Kong (CN)
26 Jun 2004 – 10 Jul 2004

with Mauricio Alejo, anothermountainman, Ximena Berecochea, Sian Bonnell, Michel Campeau, Bertrand Carriere, Serge Clement, David Clarke, Jeffrey du Vallier d'Aragon Aranita, David Hlynsky, Hiromi Hoshino, Lee Kasing …
Spellbound Aura: Chinese Cotemporary Photograph

MOCA Taipei, Taipei (TW)
14 Feb 2004 – 2 May 2004

with HE Chengyao, CHEN Chieh-Jen, CHEN Chin-pao, CHEN Ching-yao, Cola king, WU Dar-kuen, WENG Fen, Lin Hsin-yi, Kuo Hui-chan, Wang Jun-jie, HONG Lei, Xue Li-kai …
Me, Me, Me! - Part I

Self-Portraits by CourtYard Gallery Artists

CourtYard Gallery, Beijing (CN)
22 Feb 2004 – 15 Apr 2004

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, WANG Gongxin, HONG Hao, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo, YANG Qiang, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), QIU Zhijie
Me, Me, Me! - Part II

Self-Portraits by CourtYard Gallery Artists

CourtYard Gallery, Beijing (CN)
22 Feb 2004 – 15 Apr 2004

with XING Danwen, CAO Fei, WANG Gongxin
A Strange Heaven - Made by Chinese // Photo

Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris (FR)
10 Oct 2003 – 31 Dec 2003

with ZHAO Bandi, CHING Chin-Wai, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao, HU Jieming, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, Wang Qingsong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, WU Tieng-Chang …
New Photos

HanArt TZ Gallery, Hong Kong (CN)
7 Nov 2003 – 1 Dec 2003

with HAI Bo, CHEN Chieh-Jen, WENG Fen, YUAN Goang-Ming, HONG Hao, HONG Lei, ZHAO Shaoruo, WU Tieng-Chang
A Strange Heaven - Contemporary Chinese Photography

Galerie Rudolfinum, Praha (CZ)
4 Sep 2003 – 29 Nov 2003

with HE An, ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, Chien Chi Chang, Leung Chi-Wo, CHEN Chieh-Jen, CHING Chin-Wai, WENG Fen, JIN Feng, YANG Fudong, YUAN Goang-Ming, ZHENG Guogu …
The First Guangzhou Triennial

Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000)

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
18 Nov 2002 – 19 Jan 2003

with ZHAO Bandi, Xu Bing, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, WU Ershan, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, WANG Gongxin …
13th Biennale of Sydney - The World May Be (Fantastic)

Museum Contemporary Art, Sydney (AU)
15 May 2002 – 28 Jul 2002

with Vito Acconci, Alison Dalwood, Rodney Graham, Veli Granoe, Susan Hiller, Aleksandra Mir, Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, Vibeke Tandberg

Events

Ona B. 'The Great Wall'

Kulturverein Bahnhof, Andelsbusch (AT)
9 Apr 2006

with Ona B.
Visual Gallery 2004

Visual Gallery Photokina, Köln (DE)
28 Sep 2004 – 3 Oct 2004

with Peter Badge, HAI Bo, Anton Corbijn, Elliott Erwitt, Lauren Greenfield, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, James Nachtwey, CHI Peng, Walter Schels, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, Jonathan Torgovnik …
2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival

Pingyao Photography Festival, Pingyao (CN)
16 Sep 2004 – 22 Sep 2004

with Ansel Adams, Rene Burri, Fuong, Cristina Garcia Rodero, AN Ge, Hubertus Hamm, LIU Jiaxiang, Peter Lindbergh, Thomas Lüttge, Dolores Marat, Stefan Moses, Sigrid Neubert …
Relaunch of Dislocation - exhibition and publication

Dislocation, Hong Kong (CN)
26 Jun 2004 – 10 Jul 2004

with Mauricio Alejo, anothermountainman, Ximena Berecochea, Sian Bonnell, Michel Campeau, Bertrand Carriere, Serge Clement, Jeffrey du Vallier d'Aragon Aranita, David Hlynsky, Hiromi Hoshino, Lee Kasing, Anthony Lam …