MA Liuming

♂ *1969 / China

Works

Solo exhibitions

–

Galería Dolores de Sierra, Madrid (ES)
25 Apr 2007 – 2 Jun 2007
–

Primo Marella Gallery, Milano (IT)
22 Mar 2006 – 8 May 2006
chosen images

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
22 Oct 2005 – 22 Nov 2005
–

Beijing Art Now Gallery, Beijing (CN)
4 Oct 2005 – 30 Oct 2005
10 Years Review of Ma Liuming's works

Taikang Top Space, Beijing (CN)
18 Dec 2004 – 29 Dec 2004
–

Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery, London (GB)
14 May 2003 – 14 Jun 2003
–

Tensta konsthall, Spånga (SE)
4 May 2001 – 20 Jun 2001

Group

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, LU Nan, RongRong & inri, CANG Xin
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 …
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, XIAO Lu …
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, Ai Weiwei, CANG Xin, HUANG Yan
The Beguiling Siren Is Thy Crest

Museum of Modern Art Warsaw , Warsaw (PL)
25 Mar 2017 – 18 Jun 2017

with Korakrit Arunanondchai, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Agnieszka Brzezanska, Claude Cahun, Edith Dekyndt, Leo Dohmen, Ellen Gallagher, Birgit Juergenssen, Tobias Kaspar, Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, Krzysztof Pijarski, Agnieszka Polska …
Busan Biennale 2016

Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude

Busan Museum of Art, Busan (KR)
3 Sep 2016 – 30 Nov 2016

with Lida Abdul, Makoto Aida, Xu Bing, Keren Cytter, ZHANG Dali, GU Dexin, ZHANG Huan, Geng Jianyi, HU Jieming, Lee Kang-So, Yook Keyun Byung, Dana Lixenberg …
Die Ordnung der Dinge

Neupräsentation: Fotografie aus The Walther Collection

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
29 May 2016 – 13 Nov 2016

with Dieter Appelt, Nobuyoshi Araki, Richard Avedon, Martina Bacigalupo, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Karl Blossfeldt, SONG Dong, Samuel Fosso, ZHANG Huan, ZHUANG Hui, Hiroh Kikai, Les Krims …
Le bal － Part 2 － scherzo

Hommage à Etsuro ISHIHARA

Zeit Foto kunitachi, Tokyo (JP)
11 Oct 2016 – 12 Nov 2016

with Shigeo Anzai, Nobuyoshi Araki, Yoko Asakai, Tina Barney, Robert Besanko, Bill Brandt, Brassai, Bernard Faucon, Joan Fontcuberta, Masao Gozu, Shoko Hashimoto, Naoya Hatakeyama …
After Eden

The Walther Collection

La Maison Rouge, Paris (FR)
17 Oct 2015 – 24 Jan 2016

with Dieter Appelt, Nobuyoshi Araki, Richard Avedon, Sammy Baloji, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Alphonse Bertillon, Jodi Bieber, Karl Blossfeldt, Candice Breitz, SONG Dong, Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin …
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 Journal of the Plague Year. Fear, ghosts, rebels. SARS, Leslie and the Hong Kong story

Para Site, Hong Kong (CN)
17 May 2013 – 20 Jul 2013

with Lygia Pape, Pak Sheungchuen, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Ming Wong
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 …
Surreal versus Surrealism in Contemporary Art

IVAM Institut d'Art Modern, Valencia (ES)
6 Oct 2011 – 8 Jan 2011

with Matthew Barney, John Bock, Monica Bonvicini, Maurizio Cattelan, Roberto Cuoghi, Robert Gober, Dionisio Gonzalez, Douglas Gordon, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Carsten Hoeller, Liu Jianhua, Michael Joo …
Zeitgenössische chinesische Fotografie

Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg (DE)
1 Sep 2010 – 10 Oct 2010

with LIU Ding, YANG Fudong, Dinu Li, Wang Qingsong, Ai Weiwei, Liang ZHAO, ZHAO Zhao
Mahjong

Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (US)
21 Feb 2009 – 17 May 2009

with HAI Bo, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, SHI Jinsong, CHEN Lingyang, Feng Mengbo, WANG Ningde, Wang Qingsong, RONG Rong …
Contemporary Chinese Photography

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

with ZHANG Huan, CHEN Jiagang, RONG Rong, LIU Zheng
Avant-Garde China: 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art

The National Museum of Art, Ôsaka (JP)
9 Dec 2008 – 22 Mar 2009

with ZHANG Huan
Découvertes: retour de Chine

Benamou Lage Maxe, Paris (FR)
26 Nov 2008 – 4 Jan 2009

with WENG Fen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), ZHANG Huan
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, ZHOU Ming …
China now

Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Amstelveen (NL)
29 Sep 2007 – 27 Jan 2008

with HAI Bo, SONG Dong, ZHUANG Hui, SHEN Jianhua, CHI Peng, RONG Rong, Huang Rui, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, YANG Shaobin, LIU Wei (*1972), Ai Weiwei, MIAO Xiaochun …
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 …
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 …
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, Feng Mengbo, WANG Ningde …
Beyond Foreordination

Art Seasons, Singapore (SG)
11 Jan 2007 – 16 Feb 2007

with HONG Hao, ZHANG Peng, CHI Peng, CHEN Qiulin, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, TIAN Taiquan, Francis Teckyong Ng, MIAO Xiaochun, BAI Yiluo, Zuhou Zuoxiao
Beyond Foreordination

China Art Seasons, Beijing (CN)
27 Sep 2006 – 12 Nov 2006

with HAI Bo, HONG Hao, CHEN Lingyang, CHI Peng, ZHANG Peng, CHEN Qiulin, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, TIAN Taiquan, Francis Teckyong Ng, MIAO Xiaochun, BAI Yiluo, SHAO Yinong …
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, Feng Mengbo, SHENG Qi, Wang Qingsong …
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 …
Great Peformance

Contemporary Chinese Photography

Max Protetch Gallery, New York (US)
23 Mar 2006 – 22 Apr 2006

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, ZHANG Dali, SONG Dong, WANG Jin, Wang Qingsong, LIU Wei (*1972), ZHANG Xiaogang
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 …
Placed in China

First Survey of Chinese Experimental Photography in a Chicago Gallery

Walsh Gallery, Chicago (US)
9 Dec 2005 – 11 Jan 2006

with SONG Dong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), HONG Hao, HONG Lei, RongRong & inri, WANG Wei , MIAO Xiaochun
Tirana Biennale3 - Sweet Taboos / (Episodes 5)

Tirana Biennale, Tirana (AL)
10 Sep 2005 – 10 Nov 2005

with Adel Abdessemed, AES+F, Ghada Amer, Maja Bajevic, Tania Bruguera, Banu Cennetoglu, Phil Collins, Joost Conijn, Xinema Cuevas, CAO Fei, Carlos Garaicoa, Jens Haaning …
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, Feng Mengbo, WANG Ningde, ZHANG Peili …
La Cina

Spazio Oberdan, Milano (IT)
28 Jun 2005 – 2 Oct 2005

with HAI Bo, HONG Hao, LIN Tianmiao, Ai Weiwei, Gu Wenda, HUANG Yan, QIU Zhijie
awakening

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
20 Aug 2005 – 20 Sep 2005

with Nobuyoshi Araki, ZHANG Huan, HONG Lei
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 …
Contemporary Art from Greater China

Goedhuis Contemporary, New York (US)
1 Jun 2005 – 22 Jul 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, YANG Yong, QIU Zhijie
Exhilaration

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
15 May 2005 – 4 Jun 2005

with HONG Lei, HAN Lei
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, ZHOU Ming, Wang Qingsong, LI Wei, CANG Xin, HUANG Yan
Beijing Contemporary

Zeitgenössische Fotografen aus China Teil 1

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

with HAI Bo, CHI Peng, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, CANG Xin
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, CHI Peng, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, MIAO Xiaochun, CANG Xin
Camera Action: Performance and Photography

MoCP Contemporary Photo, Chicago (US)
15 Oct 2004 – 23 Dec 2004

with Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Chris Burden, Patty Chang, Valie Export, Young Hay, Tehching Hsieh, ZHANG Huan, Tseng Kwong Chi, Hayley Newman, Dennis Oppenheim, Barbara Probst …
Hua Jia Di

Art Seasons, Singapore (SG)
28 Oct 2004 – 4 Dec 2004

with ZHANG Xiaogang, Liang ZHAO, QIU Zhijie
Entrance

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
18 Nov 2004 – 2 Dec 2004

with CHEN Hui, LIU Ming
Face to Face

Face the Past Face the Future - the artist's body

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
28 Sep 2004 – 20 Oct 2004

with AN Hong, ZHANG Huan, Ryoko Suzuki, JJ Xi, Toshihiro Yashiro, CAI Yuan
Contemporary Chinese Photography

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

with HAI Bo, CHEN Lingyang, CHI Peng, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, MIAO Xiaochun, CANG Xin
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 …
The Logbook - An Art-Project about Communication and Cultural Exchange

Longmarchfoundation, Beijing (CN)
16 Jul 2004 – 8 Aug 2004

with ZHAO Bandi, SONG Dong, ZHU Fadong, YANG Fudong, WANG Gongxin, HONG Hao, WANG Jianwei, HU Jieming, ZHANG Peili, FENG Qianyu, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, CHEN Shaoxiong …
Hua Jia Di

China Art Seasons, Beijing (CN)
12 Jun 2004 – 6 Aug 2004

with ZHANG Xiaogang, Liang ZHAO, QIU Zhijie
Chinese Eyes: Contemporary Chinese Photography

Goedhuis Contemporary, New York (US)
3 Jun 2004 – 26 Jun 2004

with XING Danwen, WENG Fen, WANG Jinsong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, LIU Wei (*1972), LIN Yilin, YANG Yong
No Body's Fool No Body's Hurt

Aura Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
29 May 2004 – 19 Jun 2004

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Henri Cartier-Bresson, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, LIU Ming, WANG Ningde, Yuki Onodera, DU Yingnan, LUO Yongjin
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, Feng Mengbo, YANG Qiang, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), CANG Xin, QIU Zhijie
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 …
Summer 03

Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery, London (GB)
15 Jul 2003 – 6 Sep 2003

with HONG Hao, Wang Qingsong
Prague Biennale - Project: Chinese Art Today

National Gallery, Praha (CZ)
26 Jun 2003 – 24 Aug 2003

with YANG Fudong, LIU Lin, CHEN Lingyang, Wang Qingsong, LI Wei, HUANG Yan, YANG Zhenzhong
Femmes de Chine

Benamou Lage Maxe, Paris (FR)
22 May 2003 – 5 Jul 2003

with CHEN Lingyang, YANG Qiang
_ Entre de Chine _ Chine et mutations, œuvres vidéo d'artistes contemporains chinois . auPalais de l'Ile - Annecy

imagespassages, Annecy (FR)
26 Mar 2003 – 28 Apr 2003

with Nose Chan, Collectif Videotage, YANG Fudong
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

Art Paris Art Fair 2018

ART PARIS, Paris (FR)
5 Apr 2018 – 8 Apr 2018

with Gabor Oesz, Ignasi Aballi, Peter Aerschmann, Dieter Appelt, Edgar Arceneaux, Eric Aupol, Jessica Backhaus, Jose Manuel Ballester, Yto Barrada, Robert Barry, Guido Baselgia, Vanessa Beecroft …
Busan Biennale 2016

Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude

Busan Museum of Art, Busan (KR)
3 Sep 2016 – 30 Nov 2016

with Lida Abdul, Xu Bing, ZHANG Dali, Zanele Muholi, QIU Zhijie
Tirana Biennale3 - Sweet Taboos / (Episodes 5)

Tirana Biennale, Tirana (AL)
10 Sep 2005 – 10 Nov 2005

with Adel Abdessemed, AES+F, Ghada Amer, Maja Bajevic, Tania Bruguera, Banu Cennetoglu, Phil Collins, Joost Conijn, Xinema Cuevas, CAO Fei, Carlos Garaicoa, Jens Haaning …
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, James Nachtwey, CHI Peng, Walter Schels, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, Jonathan Torgovnik, Alberto Venzago …