LIU Zheng

*1969 / China

Works

Solo exhibitions

Selfie

Pékin Fine Arts, Beijing (CN)
12 Jul 2014 – 15 Sep 2014
The Chinese

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown (US)
15 Nov 2008 – 26 Apr 2009
The Chinese

Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (US)
16 Jun 2005 – 26 Aug 2005
Revolution

798 Photo Gallery, Beijing (CN)
25 Apr 2004 – 13 Jun 2004

Group

Refocusing Photography: China at the Millennium

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland (US)
8 Jun 2025 – 16 Nov 2025

with HAI Bo, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, SHENG Qi
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 …
New Historical Drama

Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing (CN)
12 May 2018 – 30 Jun 2018

with ZHANG Dali, CAI Dongdong, WANG Du, Feng Mengbo, Wang Qingsong
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 …
China: grain to pixel

A Story of Photography in China

Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne (AU)
5 Jun 2016 – 28 Aug 2016

with Adou, Felice Beato, Birdhead (Ji Weiyu and Song Tao), HAI Bo, Song Chao, LUO Dan, XING Danwen, ZHUANG Hui, Lin Jiahao, JIANG Jian, Geng Jianyi, DI Jinjun …
On Curbstone Jewels and Cobblestones

Zweiter Teil einer Ausstellungsreihe mit Neuerwerbungen chinesischer und internationaler Kunst

Mercedes-Benz Museum, Berlin (DE)
7 Nov 2015 – 10 Apr 2016

with Leonor Antunes, CHEN Chieh-Jen, CAO Fei, ZHENG Guogu, WANG Sishun, Thomas Struth, ZHAO Zhao
Chinese Photography: Twentieth Century and Beyond

Three Shadows Photo, Beijing (CN)
17 Oct 2015 – 25 Oct 2015

with GAO Bo, ZHANG Dali, XING Danwen, CAI Dongdong, CHEN Fuli, AN Ge, WU Jialin, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, WANG Ningde, JIANG Pengyi, Wang Qingsong …
Time Present

Contemporary Photography from the Deutsche Bank Collection

Singapore Art Museum , Singapore (SG)
3 Oct 2014 – 8 Feb 2015

with Shirin Aliabadi, Kader Attia, Yto Barrada, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Zohra Bensemra, Gerard Byrne, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Susan Derges, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Hassan & Hussein Essop, CAO Fei, Andreas Gursky …
LIANZHOU FOTO FESTIVAL 2014

Staging Encounters: Ten Years of Contemporary Photography in China 2005-2014

Lianzhou Photo Festival, Lianzhou (CN)
21 Nov 2014 – 22 Dec 2014

with Adou, Birdhead (Ji Weiyu and Song Tao), Lukas Birk, LIU Bolin, Wenjun Cheng, WANG Chuan, Olivier Culmann, ZHANG Dali, LUO Dan, XING Danwen, FANG Er, WENG Fen …
Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2014

Hong Kong Photo Festival, Hong Kong (CN)
8 Aug 2014 – 11 Nov 2014

with anothermountainman, Wong Wo Bik, Almond Chu, Gohar Dashti, Rena Effendi, AN Ge, Shadi Ghadirian, YONG He, HEI Ming, NASA , Raghu Rai, RONG Rong …
Inspired by the Opera: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video

The Smart Museum of Art, Chicago (US)
13 Feb 2014 – 15 Jun 2014

with CHEN Qiulin, LIU Wei (*1972), CUI Xiuwen
FROM NEW PHOTOGRAPHY TO ROOKIE AWARD: THREE SHADOWS' COLLECTION

Three Shadows Photo, Beijing (CN)
26 Oct 2013 – 26 Jan 2014

with Adou, GAO Bo, He Chongyue, XING Danwen, ZHANG Haier, LIU Heung Shing, ZHUANG Hui, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, WANG Ningde, RONG Rong …
Rising Dragon

Contemporary Chinese Photography

San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose (US)
2 Feb 2013 – 30 Jun 2013

with Adou, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, LU Guang, Yu Haibo, LU Hao, ZHANG Huan, SUN Ji, WANG Jin, LI Lang, Yao Lu, Maleonn (Ma Liang) …
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 …
A Prayer is a Prayer is a Prayer

Meislin Projects, New York (US)
6 Sep 2012 – 13 Oct 2012

with Lili Almog, Orit Ben-Shitrit, Rina Castelnuovo, Michal Chelbin, Barry Frydlender, Noel Jabbour, Leora Laor, Naomi Leshem, Loretta Lux, Jackie Nickerson, Sebastiao Salgado, Pentti Sammallahti …
First Look

Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (US)
26 Jan 2012 – 25 Feb 2012

with Jacob Aue Sobol, Robert Bergman, Mohamed Bourouissa, Pieter Hugo, Simen Johan, Sze Tsung LEONG, Loretta Lux, Yuki Onodera, Muzi Quawson, Mark Ruwedel, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Lise Sarfati …
A Tribute To Photography

Primo Marella Gallery, Milano (IT)
9 Jun 2011 – 31 Jul 2011

with Eleanor Antin, Eelco Brand, Mat Collishaw, Tim Davis, Destiny Deacon , Tacita Dean, WENG Fen, Naomi Fisher, YANG Fudong, Chitra Ganesh, Nan Goldin, Douglas Gordon …
Photography from the New China

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (US)
7 Dec 2010 – 24 Apr 2011

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Huan, Wang Qingsong, RONG Rong, SONG Yongping, QIU Zhijie
Gwangju Biennale 2010 - 10,000 Lives

The Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju (KR)
3 Sep 2010 – 7 Nov 2010

with Pawel Althamer, Anna Artaker, Tauba Auerbach, Morton Bartlett, Hans Bellmer, Ernest James Bellocq, Nayland Blake, Irina Botea, Duncan Campbell, Jacques Charlier, Anne Collier, Roberto Cuoghi …
Water

Caochangdi PhotoSpring

Pékin Fine Arts, Beijing (CN)
17 Apr 2010 – 21 Jun 2010

with WANG Chuan, Lois Conner, LIU Jin, Isaac Julien, Nadav Kander, Anais Martane, Wang Qingsong, WassinkLundgren
Photography Now: China, Japan, Korea

SF Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco (US)
12 Sep 2009 – 20 Dec 2009

with Seung Woo Back, LUO Dan, Naoya Hatakeyama, ZHANG Huan, Bohnchang Koo, LI Lang, Sze Tsung LEONG, LIU Lijie, Yasumasa Morimura, CHEN Nong, Tomoko Sawada
Contemporary Chinese Photography

Florida Museum Photo, Tampa (US)
12 Mar 2009 – 9 May 2009

with ZHANG Huan, CHEN Jiagang, MA Liuming, RONG Rong
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 …
NEW PHOTO - Ten Years

Carolina Nitsch Project Room, New York (US)
9 Feb 2008 – 16 Mar 2008

with LIU Anping, GAO Bo, GUAN Ce, ZHENG Guogu, AN Hong, ZHUANG Hui, YAN Lei, HONG Lei, SAN Mao, RONG Rong, WANG Xu, JIN Yongquan …
Convection Works from the Permanent Colleciton of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre

Works from the Permanent Colleciton of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre

Three Shadows Photo, Beijing (CN)
2 Nov 2007 – 24 Feb 2008

with Nobuyoshi Araki, GAO Bo, XING Danwen, Bernard Faucon, Robert Frank, Eikoh Hosoe, HAN Lei, HUANG Lei, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, Man Ray , Yasumasa Morimura …
Transfigurations

sepiaEYE, New York (US)
10 Nov 2007 – 22 Dec 2007

with Tao Aimin, Matthew Annu Palakunnathu, Chen Gaye
New Photo - Ten Years

Inaugural Exhibition of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre

Three Shadows Photo, Beijing (CN)
27 Jun 2007 – 1 Aug 2007

with LIU Anping, GAO Bo, GUAN Ce, ZHENG Guogu, AN Hong, ZHUANG Hui, HONG Lei, YAN Lei, SAN Mao, RONG Rong, WANG Xu, JIN Yongquan …
Mahjong

Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (DE)
14 Sep 2006 – 18 Feb 2007

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jianwei, WANG Jin, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo …
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 …
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 …
Baroque and Neobaroque // Barrocos y Neobarrocos

El Infierno de lo Bello

Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca (ES)
3 Oct 2005 – 8 Jan 2006

with AES+F, Matthew Barney, Bill Henson, Marcos Lopez, Teresa Margolles, Masbedo, Erwin Olaf, Tony Oursler, Wang Qingsong, Julian Rosefeldt, Aura Rosenberg, Daniela Rossell …
Mahjong

Chinesische Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg

Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern (CH)
13 Jun 2005 – 16 Oct 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jianwei, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo, WANG Ningde …
Follow me! Contemporary Chinese Art at the Threshold of the Millenium

Mori Art Museum, Tôkyô (JP)
2 Jul 2005 – 4 Sep 2005

with CAO Fei, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, Wang Qingsong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, SHI Yong, YANG Zhenzhong
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 …
Über Schönheit

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
18 Mar 2005 – 16 May 2005

with Matthew Barney, Samta Benyahia, Olaf Breuning, XING Danwen, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Hans-Peter Feldmann, WANG Gongxin, Jens Haaning, ZHUANG Hui, ZHU Jinshi, Katarzyna Kozyra …
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 …
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 …
Die Chinesen: Fotografie und Video aus China

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (DE)
9 Oct 2004 – 9 Jan 2005

with HOU Bo, HAI Bo, XING Danwen, ZHENG Dasheng, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, HONG Hao, ZHOU Hongxiang, ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jinsong, XIANG Liqing …
<a href="http://www.shanghaibiennale.com/2004" target="_blank">Shanghai Biennale 2004</a>

Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (CN)
29 Sep 2004 – 28 Nov 2004

with Tariq Alvi, Tiong Ang, Big Dipper Group (Tang Yingshan Sun Zhezheng Wang Kai Yan Fenglin), Tania Bruguera, Robert Cahen, LU Chunsheng, Sebastian Diaz Morales, Stan Douglas, Touhami Ennadre, WU Ershan, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong …
Posers: CourtYard Gallery Artists Group Exhibition

CourtYard Gallery, Beijing (CN)
19 Sep 2004 – 15 Nov 2004

with CAO Fei, WENG Fen, YANG Qiang, BAI Yiluo, YANG Yong, LI Yongbin
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 …
Intersection: Contemporary Chinese Photography & Oil Painting

Chambers Fine Art, New York (US)
8 Jun 2004 – 23 Jul 2004

with HONG Lei, HAN Lei
Pingyao - 13 photographes du Festival International de Pingyao

Wang Yuming, Wang Miao

MK2 Bibliothèque, Paris (FR)
6 Feb 2004 – 28 Mar 2004

with YAN Changjiang, Song Chao, WANG Fuchun, AN Ge, LU Guang, JIANG Jian, HEI Ming, YA Niu, MIAO Xiaochun, Xu Yong
Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
13 Sep 2003 – 30 Nov 2003

with Francis Alys, Olivo Barbieri, Olivo Barbieri, Yto Barrada, Chien Chi Chang, Leif Claesson, Nancy Davenport, Luc Delahaye, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Rineke Dijkstra, Harun Farocki, Coco Fusco …
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 …
50th International Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
15 Jun 2003 – 2 Nov 2003

with Adel Abdessemed, Carlos Amorales, Emmanuelle Antille, Kader Attia, Maja Bajevic, John Baldessari, Matthew Barney, Zarina Bhimji, Dara Birnbaum, Sergey Bratkov, Jean-Marc Bustamante, Boris Cvjetanovic …
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 …

Events

<a href="http://www.shanghaibiennale.com" target="_blank">Shanghai Biennale 2004</a>

Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (CN)
29 Sep 2004 – 28 Nov 2004

with Tariq Alvi, Tiong Ang, Tania Bruguera, Robert Cahen, Sebastian Diaz Morales, Stan Douglas, WU Ershan, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, Paul Fusco, HU Jieming, Tseng Kwong Chi …