ZHANG Dali

♂ *1963 / China

Works

Contacts for the work of ZHANG Dali

ZHANG Dali

www.zhangdaliart.com

Solo exhibitions

Suffocation

Eli Klein Gallery, New York (US)
19 May 2023 – 19 Aug 2023
La segunda historia

MAMBA Museo de Arte Moderno BA, Buenos Aires (AR)
18 Apr 2015 – 21 Jun 2015
Retrospective

Eli Klein Gallery, New York (US)
20 Dec 2012 – 18 Feb 2013
A Second History

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
27 Mar 2010 – 18 Apr 2010
A Second History

Kiang Gallery, Atlanta (US)
14 Sep 2006 – 30 Oct 2006
A second history

curated by Wu Hung

Walsh Gallery, Chicago (US)
10 Jun 2006 – 14 Jul 2006
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Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery, London (GB)
16 Jun 2004 – 17 Jul 2004

Group

HIT BY NEWS

Press Art from the Nobel Collection

Dox Centre Contemporary Art, Praha (CZ)
6 Mar 2026 – 23 Aug 2026

with Berenice Abbott, John Baldessari, Matthew Barney, Beni Bischof, Erwin Blumenfeld, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassai, Olaf Breuning, Daniele Buetti, Rudy Burckhardt, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson …
Active memory

Tradition and modernity through the chinese contemporary lens

Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris (FR)
7 Feb 2026 – 14 Mar 2026

with LIU Bolin, Huang Rui, YANG Yongliang
A Window Suddenly Opens

Contemporary Photography in China

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

with HAI Bo, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jinsong, HONG Lei, MA Liuming …
Focus China

Werke aus der Sammlung Wemhöner

Mönchehaus-Museum, Goslar (DE)
25 Jul 2021 – 26 Sep 2021

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, YANG Fudong, Josef Hoflehner, ZHANG Huan, Isaac Julien, Wang Qingsong, RongRong & inri, QIU Zhijie
Then and Now

Life and Dreams Revisited

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

with HAI Bo, SONG Dong, YANG Fudong, WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu, Zhang Hai'er, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, ZHUANG Hui, WANG Jinsong, Sze Tsung LEONG, CHEN Lingyang …
New Historical Drama

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

with CAI Dongdong, WANG Du, Feng Mengbo, Wang Qingsong, LIU Zheng
The Fuck Off Generation

Chinese Art in the Post-Mao Era

Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York (US)
31 Jan 2018 – 20 Mar 2018

with XIAO Lu, Ai Weiwei, HUANG Yan, QIU Zhijie
Working on History / Arbeiten in Geschichte

Contemporary Chinese Photography and the Cultural Revolution / Zeitgenössische chinesische Fotografie und die Kulturrevolution

Museum für Fotografie, Berlin (DE)
17 Aug 2017 – 7 Jan 2018

with HAI Bo, He Chongyue, CAI Dongdong, ZHUANG Hui, CAO Kai, Zhang Kechun, Maleonn (Ma Liang), Feng Mengbo, Weng Naiqiang, WANG Ningde, Wang Qingsong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen …
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, LUO Dan …
CHINESE NEW YEAR - GROUP SHOW

Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris (FR)
28 Jan 2017 – 11 Mar 2017

with Feng Fangyu, , Maleonn (Ma Liang), WANG Tong, HUANG Xiaoliang, Yi Zhou
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, GU Dexin, ZHANG Huan, Geng Jianyi, HU Jieming, Lee Kang-So, Yook Keyun Byung, MA Liuming, Dana Lixenberg …
Agitprop!

contemporary art devoted to social change

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn (US)
11 Dec 2015 – 7 Aug 2016

with Luis Camnitzer, Chto Delat International, Coco Fusco, Guerrilla Girls, Martha Rosler
A New Dynasty - Created in China

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus (DK)
21 Nov 2015 – 22 May 2016

with Xu Bing, SONG Dong, Maleonn (Ma Liang), Ai Weiwei, MIAO Xiaochun
Temporary Boundary

A survey on China censured videos and photographs

PARIS-B, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2015 – 19 Dec 2015

with LIU Bolin, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), REN Hang, CHI Peng, CHEN Shaoxiong, Ai Weiwei, Xu Yong, JIANG Zhi
Chinese Photography: Twentieth Century and Beyond

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

with GAO Bo, XING Danwen, CAI Dongdong, CHEN Fuli, AN Ge, WU Jialin, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, WANG Ningde, JIANG Pengyi, Wang Qingsong, WANG Wenlan …
De/constructing China

Selections from the Asia Society Museum Collection

Asia Society, New York (US)
9 Jun 2015 – 19 Jul 2015

with HAI Bo, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, Sze Tsung LEONG, Wang Qingsong, CHEN Shaoxiong, LIN Yilin
The Persistence of Images

Chinese Contemporary Photographic Exhibition

Pékin Fine Arts, Beijing (CN)
24 Apr 2015 – 29 Jun 2015

with Weng Naiqiang, FENG Yan, Ji Zhou
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, LUO Dan, XING Danwen, FANG Er, WENG Fen, LU Guang …
4th Singapore International Photography Festival

Singapore Int. Photo Festival, Singapore (SG)
3 Oct 2014 – 30 Nov 2014

with Song-Ming Ang, Akiq AW (Abdul Wahid), Jan Banning, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Wei Bi, Eiffel Chong, Genevieve Chua, John Clang, AO Guoxing, Agan Harahap, Yee I-Lann, Bohnchang Koo …
Ennemi Public

Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris (FR)
12 Jan 2013 – 16 Feb 2013

with Mat Collishaw, Mounir Fatmi, Maleonn (Ma Liang), Jean-Michel Pancin
Unseen, the theme exhibition of the 4th Guangzhou Triennial

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
29 Sep 2012 – 16 Dec 2012

with Ignasi Aballi, Felice Beato, Marcel Dzama, Harold E. Edgerton, Yukio Fujimoto, ZHUANG Hui, SHI Jinsong, Gao Shiqiang, Dayanita Singh, LI Wei, LIU Wei (*1972), MIAO Xiaochun
A History of Chinese Photograhy

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

with LIU Bolin, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), ZHANG Huan, CHEN Jiagang, ZHU Ming, WANG Ningde, JIANG Pengyi, SHENG Qi, Wang Qingsong, RONG Rong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, LI Wei …
An Ode to Discernment

Eli Klein Gallery, New York (US)
16 Dec 2011 – 12 Feb 2012

with LIU Bolin, SHEN Shaomin, CUI Xiuwen
New Photography 2011

MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York (US)
27 Sep 2011 – 16 Jan 2012

with Moyra Davey, George Georgiou, Deana Lawson, Doug Rickard, Viviane Sassen
SPEECH MATTERS

Venice Biennale - DK, Venezia (IT)
4 Jun 2011 – 27 Nov 2011

with Ayreen Anastas & Rene Gabri, Robert Crumb, FOS (Thomas Poulsen), Sharon Hayes, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen, Taryn Simon, Jan Svankmajer, Wendelien van Oldenborgh
FotoSkulptur. Die Fotografie der Skulptur 1839 bis heute

Eine Ausstellung des Museum of Modern Art, New York

Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich (CH)
25 Feb 2011 – 15 May 2011

with Eugene Atget, Hans Bellmer, Constantin Brancusi, Brassai, Guenter Brus, Claude Cahun, Marcel Duchamp, Fischli & Weiss, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, David Goldblatt, Hannah Hoech …
EXHIBITION, EXHIBITION

Manica Lunga Special project

Castello di Rivoli , Torino (IT)
21 Sep 2010 – 9 Jan 2011

with Alighiero e Boetti, Tauba Auerbach, Pierre Bismuth, Marcel Broodthaers, Ceal Floyer, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Ryan Gander, Carsten Hoeller, Carsten Hoeller, Roni Horn, Douglas Huebler, Louise Lawler …
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today

MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York (US)
1 Aug 2010 – 1 Nov 2010

with Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Eleanor Antin, Eugene Atget, Hans Bellmer, Sibylle Bergemann, Constantin Brancusi, Brassai, Claude Cahun, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Roger Fenton, Larry Fink …
Rencontres d'Arles 2010

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
3 Jul 2010 – 19 Sep 2010

with Marcos Adandia, Leandro Berra, Rhona Bitner, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Michel Campeau, Anne Collier, Bruce Conner, Francois Deladerriere, Liz Deschenes, Alain Dister, Trisha Donnelly, Francois-Régis Durand …
Ame de Chine

Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris (FR)
3 Jul 2010 – 31 Jul 2010

with YANG Yongliang
Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection

FOTOFEST 2010 BIENNIAL

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (US)
21 Feb 2010 – 9 May 2010

with Vito Acconci, Shimon Attie, Chan-Hyo Bae, John Baldessari, Lewis Baltz, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Oliver Boberg, Christian Boltanski, Guenter Brus, Edward Burtynsky, James Casebere, Robert Cumming …
EXQUISITE CORPSE: China Surreal

M97 Gallery, Shanghai (CN)
1 Nov 2008 – 4 Feb 2009

with Zeng Han, YU Ji, SUN Ji, MENG Jin, LU Jun, HONG Lei, HAN Lei, Maleonn (Ma Liang), Maleonn (Ma Liang), MENG Jin + FANG Er, WANG Ningde, SHENG Qi …
Zhù Yì ! China actual photography

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

with ZHAO Bandi, WENG Fen, WU Gao Zhong, SHI Guorui, HONG Hao, ZHANG Huan, WANG Jin, LIU Jin, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, MA Liuming, ZHOU Ming …
Grand Opening. New Gallery Space

Kiang Gallery, Atlanta (US)
8 Sep 2007 – 13 Oct 2007

with Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry, XING Danwen, MENG Jin, Ian Teh
Zhù Yi! Chinese Contemporary Photography

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

with ZHAO Bandi, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, WU Gao Zhong, SHI Guorui, HONG Hao, XU Heng, ZHANG Huan, LIU Jin, WANG Jin, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang …
La Cina è vicina

Mediterranea art gallery, Palermo (IT)
19 May 2007 – 1 Jul 2007

with SHENG Qi
CHINA NOW

Die junge chinesische Avantgarde

Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg (AT)
15 Sep 2006 – 25 Feb 2007

with HAI Bo, CHI Peng, RONG Rong, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, Ai Weiwei, MIAO Xiaochun
Chinese Relativity: Part 1

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

with HONG Hao, Wang Qingsong, CANG Xin
Construction / Demolition

Pilar Serra, Madrid (ES)
14 Sep 2006 – 24 Oct 2006

with Jose Manuel Ballester
Ruins: New Photography and Video from China

Institute of Visual Arts (inova), Galler, Milwaukee (US)
10 Mar 2006 – 14 May 2006

with XING Danwen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), LIU Jin, LI Luming, Fong Chao Ng, SHENG Qi, CHEN Qiulin, LI Wei, LIU Wei (*1965), HUANG Yan, MA Yongfeng
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, XING Danwen, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao, AN Hong …
Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the U.S.

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown (US)
11 Feb 2006 – 14 May 2006

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Huan, HU Jieming, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, CHEN Shaoxiong, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), ZHOU Xiaohu, LI Yongbin, Liang ZHAO, XU Zhen …
Great Peformance

Contemporary Chinese Photography

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

with ZHAO Bandi, HAI Bo, SONG Dong, WANG Jin, MA Liuming, Wang Qingsong, LIU Wei (*1972), ZHANG Xiaogang
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Beijing Commune, Beijing (CN)
1 Mar 2006 – 1 Apr 2006

with ZHAO Bandi, Wang Qingsong
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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu …
REGENERATION Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the U.S.

The Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe (US)
24 Sep 2005 – 24 Dec 2005

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Huan, HU Jieming, CHEN Lingyang, CHEN Shaoxiong, ZHOU Xiaohu, Liang ZHAO, QIU Zhijie
Chinese Photography Now

New works by China's avant-garde photographers.

Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery, London (GB)
7 Sep 2005 – 15 Oct 2005

with HONG Hao, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, HUANG Yan
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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu …
Regeneration - Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the US

University Art Gallery, UCSD, La Jolla (US)
13 May 2005 – 12 Aug 2005

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Huan, HU Jieming, HU Jieming, CHEN Lingyang, CHEN Shaoxiong, ZHOU Xiaohu, Liang ZHAO, QIU Zhijie
Over One Billion Served

Conceptual Photography from China

Asian Civilisations Museum of Singapore, Singapore (SG)
3 Feb 2005 – 9 May 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, ZHU Fadong, WANG Jinsong, Wang Qingsong, WU Xiaojun, BAI Yiluo
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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu …
Vehicles and Mirror Images

Curator: Gao Brothers

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

with XING Danwen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), SHENG Qi, Zhan Wang, WU Xiaojun, CANG Xin, 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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu …
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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu …
Inaugural Show

Chinese Contemporary - Factory 798 Beiji, Beijing (CN)
26 Sep 2004 – 1 Jan 2005

with HONG Hao, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen
Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US

Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor (US)
6 Aug 2004 – 8 Oct 2004

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Huan, HU Jieming, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, CHEN Shaoxiong, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), ZHOU Xiaohu, LI Yongbin, Liang ZHAO, XU Zhen …
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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), WANG Gongxin, ZHENG Guogu …
Summer 04

Chinese Contemporary Art Gallery, London (GB)
20 Jul 2004 – 28 Aug 2004

with SHAO Yinong & MU Chen
Over One Billion Served: Conceptual Photography from the People's Republic of China

MoCA Denver, Denver (US)
16 Jan 2004 – 9 May 2004

with ZHAO Bandi, ZHU Fadong, LIU Jin, WANG Jinsong, SHENG Qi, Wang Qingsong, LIU Wei (*1965), WU Xiaojun, BAI Yiluo
Me, Me, Me! - Part I

Self-Portraits by CourtYard Gallery Artists

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

with HAI Bo, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, WANG Gongxin, HONG Hao, MA Liuming, Feng Mengbo, YANG Qiang, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), CANG Xin, QIU Zhijie
Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US

Samek Art Museum, Lewisburg (US)
26 Jan 2004 – 4 Apr 2004

with HAI Bo, ZHANG Huan, HU Jieming, HONG Lei, CHEN Lingyang, CHEN Shaoxiong, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), ZHOU Xiaohu, LI Yongbin, Liang ZHAO, XU Zhen …
Timeframes

Japan Society, New York (US)
15 Sep 2003 – 14 Nov 2003

with Seoungho Cho, WENG Fen, Naoya Hatakeyama
Collettività cinesi

Officina d'Arte al Borghetto, Roma (IT)
9 May 2003 – 22 Jun 2003

with XING Danwen, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), HAN Lei, TIE Ying
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, XING Danwen, GU Dexin, SONG Dong, WU Ershan, WENG Fen, FENG Feng, YANG Fudong, WANG Gongxin, WANG Jianwei …

Events

Oslo Negativ 2026

Oslo Negativ, Oslo (NO)
10 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026

with Dag Alveng, Jonas Bendiksen, Knut Bry, Anna Claren, Cristina De Middel, Dev Dhunsi, Casper Faassen, Andrea Gjestvang, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Pål Hansen, Trine Hisdal, Karoline Hjorth …
PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai

PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, Shanghai (CN)
21 Sep 2018 – 23 Sep 2018

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Seung Woo Back, Nicolas Baghir, Julie Blackmon, HAI Bo, CHEN Chieh-Jen, Clark & Pougnaud, Christine de Grancy, Liu Di, CAI Dongdong, Valie Export, YANG Fudong …
ASIA NOW - Paris Asian Art Fair 2017

Asia Now Fair, Paris (FR)
18 Oct 2017 – 22 Oct 2017

with Bae Bien-U, LIU Bolin, CHEN Chieh-Jen, Ayoung Kim, Tao Liu, Maleonn (Ma Liang), Yuki Onodera, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, Robert Zhao Renhui, Shen Wei, ZHAO Zhao, JIANG Zhi
Busan Biennale 2016

Hybridizing Earth, Discussing Multitude

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

with Lida Abdul, Xu Bing, MA Liuming, Zanele Muholi, QIU Zhijie