ZHANG Peili

*1957 / China

Works

Solo exhibitions

张培力 ZHANG Peili

Red Brick Art Museum , Beijing (CN)
30 Oct 2024 – 2 Mar 2025
Uplifting

S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum, Gent (BE)
2 Jun 2018 – 21 Oct 2018
Record. Repeat.

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (US)
30 Mar 2017 – 9 Jul 2017
Phrase

Currents - Art and Music, Beijing (CN)
11 Nov 2006 – 22 Dec 2006
Artist in Residence

IMA - Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (AU)
17 Mar 2005 – 23 Apr 2005

Group

Still as a Stone: The Persistent Body in Mediation

Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou (CN)
28 Mar 2026 – 26 Jul 2026

with XING Danwen, Gordon Matta-Clark, Prinz Gohlam, Ulla von Brandenburg
Inside the Frame: Twenty Years in Focus

SPURS Gallery, Beijing (CN)
13 Dec 2025 – 1 Mar 2026

with Qiu Anxiong, XING Danwen, Huang Rui, CHEN Shaoxiong, Ulay (Uwe Laysiepen), ZHANG Wei, LIN Yilin
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 …
Slide / Show

Light Images in Chinese Contemporary Art

Ullens Center Contemporary Art, Beijing (CN)
29 Apr 2023 – 13 Aug 2023

with SONG Dong, WANG Gongxin, ZHU Jia, Thomas Sauvin
Move on China 2019

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

with WANG Jianwei, Feng Mengbo
MICRO ERA

Media Art from China / MEDIENKUNST AUS CHINA

Kulturforum, Berlin (DE)
5 Sep 2019 – 26 Jan 2020

with Fang Di, CAO Fei, Lu Yang
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 …
✧Slow Hand Movements✧ * Gentle Whispers * Water * Salt * Tingles *

Boers-Li Gallery, New York (US)
12 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019

with Maryam Jafri, Trevor Shimizu
Chinese Whispers 中国私语

Recent Art from the Sigg Collection

MAK - Museum Wien, Wien (AT)
30 Jan 2019 – 26 May 2019

with ZHAO Bandi, Xu Bing, LIU Bolin, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, Shi Guowei, Chikako Hidaka, SHEN Shaomin, Cao Yu
Life & Dreams

Photography & Media Art in China since the 1990s

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
13 May 2018 – 18 Sep 2018

with Qiu Anxiong, SONG Dong, CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, ZHANG Huan, Ai Weiwei, Sun Xun, Lu Yang
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, MA Liuming …
Family Tree

Contemporary Chinese art from the Sigg collection

Bonnefantenmuseum, Wijlre (NL)
14 Jul 2016 – 30 Oct 2016

with GAO Bo, XING Danwen, YANG Fudong, ZHENG Guogu, ZHANG Huan
Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists

dedicated to the life and work of Hans van Dijk (the Netherlands, 1946 - China, 2002)

Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam (NL)
4 Sep 2014 – 4 Jan 2015

with ZHAO Bandi, ZHENG Guogu, NI Haifeng, AN Hong, ZHUANG Hui, Geng Jianyi, DUAN Jianyu, WANG Jinsong, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, CHEN Shaoxiong, LUO Yongjin
Moving Image in China 1988–2011

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

with CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, WANG Jianwei, CHEN Zhou
Press Play - New Perspectives in Contemporary Chinese Art

The dslcollection

Momentum, Berlin (DE)
25 Apr 2012 – 12 Jun 2012

with CHEN Chieh-Jen, CAO Fei, LIANG Juhui, CUI Xiuwen, JIANG Zhi
Contemporary Video Art Fair 2012

Moving Image Art Fair, New York (US)
8 Mar 2012 – 11 Mar 2012

with AES+F, Sama Alshaibi, Miguel Angel Rojas, Josh Azzarella, Janet Biggs, Eelco Brand, Josef Dabernig, SONG Dong, Valie Export, Kate Gilmore, Susanne Hofer, Ken Jacobs …
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 …
Not Only Time: Zhang Peili and Zhu Jia

Redcat, Los Angeles (US)
17 Sep 2010 – 21 Nov 2010

with ZHU Jia
China Welcomes You...

Desires, Struggles, New Identities

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

with CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, WANG Jianwei, Feng Mengbo
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 …
Zooming into Focus: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection

NAMOC National Art Museum Of China, Beijing (CN)
6 Nov 2005 – 20 Nov 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao, XIANG Liqing, Feng Mengbo, CHEN Shaoxiong, YANG Yong, YANG Zhenzhong
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 …
Zooming into Focus: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection

Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore (SG)
12 Aug 2005 – 11 Sep 2005

with WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, ZHENG Guogu, XIANG Liqing, CHEN Shaoxiong, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong
LE INVASIONI BARBARICHE

Galleria Continua, San Gimignano (IT)
5 Feb 2005 – 9 Apr 2005

with YANG Fudong, Koo Jeong-A, Surasi Kusolwong, Shimabuku
Dreaming of the Dragon's Nation: Contemporary Art from China

A major exhibition by some 50 contemporary Chinese artists

Irish Museum Modern Art, Dublin (IE)
27 Oct 2004 – 6 Feb 2005

with ZHAO Bandi, YANG Fudong, Ai Weiwei
<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 …
Spread in Prato 2004

Dryphoto Arte Contemporanea, Prato (IT)
16 Oct 2004 – 25 Nov 2004

with Michal Chelbin, Donatella Di Cicco, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, YANG Fudong, Bethan Huws, Isaac Julien, Surasi Kusolwong, Mark Lewis, Armin Linke, Takuma Nakahira, Adi Nes, Carmelo Nicosia …
LIGHT AS FUCK. Shanghai Assemblage 2000 - 2004

The National Museum of Art, Oslo (NO)
17 Apr 2004 – 15 Aug 2004

with Laura Beloff, YANG Fudong, QIN Ga, ZHOU Hongxiang, ZHU Jiangbo, HU Jieming, CHEN Shaoxiong, LIANG Yue, LIANG Yue, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong, QIU Zhijie
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, MA Liuming, FENG Qianyu, SHAO Yinong & MU Chen, CHEN Shaoxiong …
MoMA The Museum of Modern Art . Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art from 1880 to Present

Mori Art Museum, Tôkyô (JP)
28 Apr 2004 – 1 Aug 2004

with Berenice Abbott, Marina Abramovic, Dieter Appelt, Matthew Barney, Tina Barney, Hans Bellmer, Christian Boltanski, Margaret Bourke-White, Constantin Brancusi, Marianne Brandt, Imogen Cunningham, Jim Dine …
Dialogues...

Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai (CN)
9 May 2004 – 23 May 2004

with GU Dexin, WANG Gongxin
Zooming into Focus: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection

China Art Museum, Shanghai (CN)
18 Feb 2004 – 28 Mar 2004

with ZHAO Bandi, CAO Fei, WENG Fen, YANG Fudong, ZHENG Guogu, HONG Hao, XIANG Liqing, Feng Mengbo, CHEN Shaoxiong, YANG Yong, SHI Yong, XU Zhen …
Beyound Boundaries

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

with Xu Bing, GU Dexin, YANG Fudong, WANG Jianwei, LIN Tianmiao, LIU Wei (*1972), MIAO Xiaochun, ZHANG Xiaogang, WANG Youshen
Chine: génération vidéo

Maison Européenne Photo, Paris (FR)
14 Jan 2004 – 14 Mar 2004

with SONG Dong, ZHOU Fei, CAO Fei, ZHU Jia, CHEN Shaoxiong, CUI Xiuwen, KAN Xuan, ZHOU Yi, LIANG Yue, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong
China Now

MoMA Film at The Gramercy Theatre, New York (US)
12 Feb 2004 – 16 Feb 2004

with CAO Fei, YANG Fudong, LIANG Yue, XU Zhen, YANG Zhenzhong
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

Busan Biennale 2018

Divided We Stand - 125 artworks of 66 artists (team) from 34 countries

Busan Museum of Art, Busan (KR)
8 Sep 2018 – 11 Nov 2018

with Ferhat Oezguer, Bani Abidi, Chantal Akerman, Khaled Barakeh, Yael Bartana, Sunah Choi, LIU Ding, Smadar Dreyfus, Rokni Haerizadeh, Ramin Haerizadeh, CHIA-WEI HSU, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige …
Guangzhou Image Triennial 2017

Simultaneous Eido

Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (CN)
15 Dec 2017 – 8 Mar 2018

with anothermountainman, Antoine d'Agata, CAI Dongdong, Noemie Goudal, Tao Hui, Go Itami, Kensuke Koike, WANG Ningde, JIANG Pengyi, Caio Reisewitz, Penelope Umbrico, CHEN Wei …
Chongqing International Photography & Video Biennale

Rip It Up - Over 230 world-renowned artists and 1000 artworks

Changjiang Inter.Photo, Chongqing (CN)
28 Apr 2017 – 28 Jul 2017

with Fati Abubakar, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Josué Azor, Matteo Basile, CAO Fei, Shadi Ghadirian, AO Guoxing, HONG Hao, Ayrson Heraclito, Sasha Huber, Marta Jovanovic, Kimsooja …
<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 …
Contemporary Chinese Video from the Haudenschild Collection

SDSU University Art Gallery, San Diego (US)

with Xu Bing, YANG Fudong, YANG Zhenzhong
MICRO ERA

MEDIENKUNST AUS CHINA

Kulturforum, Berlin (DE)

with Fang Di, CAO Fei, Lu Yang
Spread in Prato 2004

Teatro Politeama Pratese

Dryphoto Arte Contemporanea, Prato (IT)

with YANG Fudong, Surasi Kusolwong, Pascale Marthine Tayou