WANG Jianwei

*1958 / China

Works

Solo exhibitions

Time Temple

Guggenheim New York, New York (US)
31 Oct 2014 – 16 Feb 2015
Art in the Auditorium

Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing

GAMeC Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contempo, Bergamo (IT)
13 Jan 2009 – 25 Jan 2009
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Arario Shanghai, Beijing (CN)
1 Apr 2006 – 14 May 2006
Relativism: A Flying Bird is Motionless

Chambers Fine Art, New York (US)
27 Oct 2005 – 7 Jan 2006
Giant Steps

Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide (AU)
25 Feb 2005 – 2 Apr 2005
Giant Steps

4A Centre Asian Art, Sydney (AU)
11 Mar 2004 – 15 May 2004

Group

Move on China 2019

HOW Art Museum , Shanghai (CN)
12 Dec 2019 – 15 Mar 2020

with Feng Mengbo, ZHANG Peili
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, LIANG Juhui, MA Liuming, XIAO Lu …
Building Code Violations III - Special Economic Zone

Long March Project

Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou (CN)
15 Sep 2018 – 11 Nov 2018

with LU Chunsheng, Junyuan Feng, Hao Jingban, YAN Lei, WU Shanzhuan, Inga Svala Thorsdottir
Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World

Guggenheim New York, New York (US)
6 Oct 2017 – 7 Jan 2018

with ZHAO Bandi, Xu Bing, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, Cai Guo-Qiang, Geng Jianyi, OU Ning, ZHOU Tiehai, LIU Wei (*1965), Ai Weiwei, ZHANG Xiaogang, QIU Zhijie
Move on Asia

Videokunst aus Asien 2002 bis 2012

ZKM | Zentrum Kunst Medien, Karlsruhe (DE)
9 Feb 2013 – 4 Aug 2013

with Resa Afisina, Sekwon Ahn, Poklong Anading, ZHENG Bo, LU Chunsheng, JIN Feng, YANG Fudong, Chitra Ganesh, WANG Gongxin, Shilpa Gupta, Yeondoo JUNG, Pushpamala N. …
Sharjah Biennial 11

<em>Re:emerge</em> - Towards a New Cultural Cartography

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
13 Mar 2013 – 13 May 2013

with Ravi Agarwal, Francis Alys, Jananne Al-Ani, Nevin Aladag, Carlos Amorales, Burak Arikan, Ismail Bahri, Matthew Barney, Tony Chakar, Tiffany Chung, David Claerbout, Thomas Demand …
Moving Image in China 1988–2011

Centro Pecci Prato, Prato (IT)
22 Apr 2012 – 1 Aug 2012

with CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, ZHANG Peili, CHEN Zhou
Thirty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art – Moving Image in China (1988-2011)

Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai (CN)
9 Sep 2011 – 27 Nov 2011

with Bao AiLun, Qiu Anxiong, CHEN Chieh-Jen, Zhang Ding, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, YUAN Goang-Ming, WANG Gongxin, Ran Huang, PENG Hung-Chih, ZHU Jia …
4th Guangzhou Triennial

Meta question: Back to the Museum Per Se

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
22 Sep 2011 – 27 Nov 2011

with Nikhil Chopra, Amrit Chusuwan, Cliff Evans, CAO Fei, FENG Feng, ZHENG Guogu, Mark Lewis, Hwayeon Nam, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Sara Ramo, Julika Rudelius, Koen Vanmechelen …
Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art - Rewriting Worlds

Moscow Biennale, Moscow (RU)
23 Sep 2011 – 30 Oct 2011

with Ahmet Oeguet, Victor Alimpiev, Kader Attia, Katerina Belkina, Bernadette Corporation, Michael Bielicky, Beni Bischof, Sergey Bratkov, Jim Campbell, Daniel Canogar, Marina Chernikova, Olga Chernysheva …
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Arario Shanghai, Beijing (CN)
21 Nov 2009 – 24 Jan 2010

with Nalini Malani
Even in Arcadia

SF Camerawork, San Francisco (US)
2 Apr 2009 – 23 May 2009

with LIU Gang
The Third Guangzhou Triennial

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
6 Sep 2008 – 16 Nov 2008

with Jaishri Abichandani, Maria Thereza Alves, Daniel Andersson, Qiu Anxiong, Kaya Behkalam, Marc Behrens, Zarina Bhimji, Hisham Bizri, Jens Brand, Matthew Buckingham, Amy Cheung, CHEN Chieh-Jen …
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Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (GB)
9 Jul 2008 – 17 Aug 2008

with Ali Kazma
Map games: Dynamic of change

Today Art Museum, Beijing (CN)
18 Jun 2008 – 28 Jun 2008

with Michael Najjar, CHEN Shaoxiong, Hugo Tillman, Ai Weiwei
China – Facing Reality

MUMOK Museum, Wien (AT)
26 Oct 2007 – 10 Feb 2008

with SONG Dong, MIAO Xiaochun, ZHANG Xiaogang, ZHOU Xiaohu, CUI Xiuwen, YANG Zhenzhong
Chinese Video: Chord Changes in the Megalopolis

Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
13 Sep 2007 – 17 Nov 2007

with CHEN Chieh-Jen, Dong Jun, CHENG Ran, WANG Wei , Ai Weiwei, LIN Yilin, Liang ZHAO, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong, JIANG Zhi
China Welcomes You...

Desires, Struggles, New Identities

Kunsthaus Graz, Graz (AT)
7 Jun 2007 – 2 Sep 2007

with CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, Feng Mengbo, ZHANG Peili
Sustainable Imagination

Arario Shanghai, Beijing (CN)
3 May 2007 – 10 Jun 2007

with YANG Fudong, QIU Zhijie
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 Jin, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo, WANG Ningde …
China Power Station: Part I

Battersea Power Station c/o Serpentine G, London (GB)
8 Oct 2006 – 5 Nov 2006

with LU Chunsheng, GU Dexin, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, CHEN Shaoxiong, SONG Tao, KAN Xuan, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong
Einmal Empire und zurück

Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster (DE)
12 Aug 2006 – 3 Oct 2006

with Michael Blum, CAO Fei, Surasi Kusolwong, Pascal Lievre
Re_dis_trans

Voltage of Relocation and Displacement

Apex Art, New York (US)
12 Apr 2006 – 20 May 2006

with Andrea Geyer, Szabolcs KissPál, Myrna Maakaron
The Second Guangzhou Triennial

BEYOND : an extroardinary space of experimentation for modernization

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
18 Nov 2005 – 15 Jan 2006

with Doug Aitken, Paul Chan, WU Ershan, CAO Fei, Fischli & Weiss, Dan Graham, ZHENG Guogu, NI Haifeng, ZHUANG Hui, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, Surasi Kusolwong, Armin Linke …
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 …
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, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo, WANG Ningde, ZHANG Peili …
Variation Xanadu

MOCA Taipei, Taipei (TW)
6 Aug 2005 – 25 Sep 2005

with CHEN Chieh-Jen, Amy Granat, Runa Islam, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, WU Tieng-Chang, Su-Mei Tse
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 …
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 …
Caméra

National Museum (MNAC), Bucuresti (RO)
29 Oct 2004 – 15 Mar 2005

with YANG Fudong
Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego (US)
6 Nov 2004 – 6 Mar 2005

with CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, Soun-gui Kim, Leung Mee Ping, Wang Qingsong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, Shizuka Yokomizo, Kim Young-Jin
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 …
2004 Annual Fundraising Exhibition

4A Centre Asian Art, Sydney (AU)
24 Nov 2004 – 11 Dec 2004

with David Clark, Lindy Lee, Owen Leong, Selina Ou, Wang Qingsong, LIU Xiao Xian
<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 …
Slow Rushes

Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) , Vilnius (LT)
10 Sep 2004 – 31 Oct 2004

with CHEN Chieh-Jen, SONG Dong, YANG Fudong, Emil Goh, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Lisa Reihana, David Rosetzky, Alia Syed, TV Moore, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Judith Wright, Kim Young-Jin
A l'Ouest du Sud de l'Est - L'annee de la chine

CRAC Languedoc Roussillon-Septimanie, Sète (FR)
19 Jun 2004 – 12 Sep 2004

with LU Chunsheng, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, ZHENG Guogu, NI Haifeng, ZHUANG Hui, YAN Lei, CHEN Shaoxiong, SHEN Yuan, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong
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, HU Jieming, MA Liuming, ZHANG Peili, FENG Qianyu, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, CHEN Shaoxiong …
Space anew

Film and Video installations

Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai (CN)
26 Jun 2004 – 11 Jul 2004

with YANG Fudong, QIU Zhijie
Beyound Boundaries

Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai (CN)
16 Jan 2004 – 16 Mar 2004

with Xu Bing, GU Dexin, YANG Fudong, ZHANG Peili, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), MIAO Xiaochun, ZHANG Xiaogang, WANG Youshen
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 …
What about China?

Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
25 Jun 2003 – 13 Oct 2003

with XING Danwen, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, KAN Xuan, BAI Yiluo, LI Yongbin
CAMERA

Curators: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Vivian Rehberg

Mus. d'art moderne Paris, Paris (FR)
7 Feb 2003 – 23 Mar 2003

with 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

Sharjah Biennial 15

Thinking Historically in the Present

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
7 Feb 2023 – 11 Jun 2023

with Erkan Oezgen, John Akomfrah, Monira Al Qadiri, Farah Al Qasimi, Brook Andrew, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Pablo Bartholomew, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carolina Caycedo …