Zhao Zhao 趙趙
Zhao Zhao was born in Xinjiang, China, in 1982. He graduated from the Xinjiang Institute of the Arts in 2003 and later attended the Beijing Film Academy. Now he is regarded a significant figure among the young post-80s generation of contemporary Chinese artists. In his art, he engages with real subjects in multiple mediums and plays with art forms, emphasising an exploration of the relationship between the individual and the rest of society.
In recent years, Zhao Zhao’s bold, radical artistic practice has attracted international attention. He has presented solo exhibitions and personal projects at Long Museum (Shanghai), Song Art Museum (Beijing), Nanchizi Museum (Beijing), Carl Kostyál (Stockholm, London), Alexander Ochs Galleries (Berlin, Beijing), Roberts & Tilton (Los Angeles), Chambers Fine Art (New York, Beijing), Mizuma Art Gallery (Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing), Lin & Lin Gallery (Taipei), Tang Contemporary Art and China Art Archives and Warehouse (Beijing).
His works have shown in group exhibitions and collected by many institutions, including MoMA PS1 (New York), Tampa Museum of Art (Tampa), Pinchuk Art Centre (Kiev), Groninger Museum (Groningen), Museum of Asian Art (Berlin), Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea (Milan), MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Art (Rome), Contemporary Art Space of Castellón (Castellón), White Rabbit Gallery (Sydney), M+ (Hong Kong), Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art (Beijing), Taikang Space (Beijing), Luxelakes · A4 Art Museum (Chengdu), Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai), Minsheng Art Museum (Beijing), Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai), Ming Contemporary Art Museum (Shanghai), Tianjin Art Museum (Tianjin), Hubei Museum of Art (Wuhan), He Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen), etc. He has developed collaborations with Louis Vuitton, Land Rover, Nike, Vans, Harmay, Venvennet, etc.
In 2019, Zhao Zhao won the Artist of the Year Award at the Thirteenth Award of Art China (AAC). In 2017, his piece Project Taklamakan was selected as the poster and catalogue cover image for the Yokohama Triennale. Same year, he was named one of China’s top 10 artists by CoBo and won the Young Artist of the Year Nomination Award at the Eleventh Award of Art China (AAC). In 2014, Modern Painters named Zhao Zhao one of the world’s top 25 artists to watch.
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Art Amoy International Art Fair 2023
STAND A1 - 56-57 26 - 29 October 2023 Art Fairs3812 Gallery is proud to join Art Amoy International Art fair at Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center from 26 - 29 October. As the gallery's first time of participation...Read more -
Summer VR Show: Express Yourself
11 August - 2 September 2023 OthersMidsomer's relaxing pleasure of holiday is made more enjoyable with 3812 Gallery's first summer VIP show, 'Express Yourself'. Art inspires and brightens our lives, motivating our imagination to wander as...Read more -
Treasure House Art Fair
STAND NUMBER 106 22 - 26 June 2023 Art Fairs3812 GALLERY IS PROUD TO JOIN THE TREASURE HOUSE FAIR AT THE ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA, LONDON FROM 22 - 26 JUNE. Two recognized masters of modern European and Chinese art...Read more -
As Water
26 January - 23 February 2023 Hong KongPreface by Dr. Malcolm McNeill 2023 is a water year in the cycle of the five phases. Curator Calvin Hui has taken this to heart in this exhibition, bringing together...Read more -
SPIRIT AND LANDSCAPE
13 July - 10 September 2022 LondonFostering cross-cultural dialogue between East and West, 3812 Gallery brings Spirit and Landscape, the exhibition that celebrates Chinese contemporary artists and beauty of landscape painting across time and space. One...Read more -
Masterpiece London
30 June - 6 July 2022 Art Fairs, LondonFor Masterpiece London 2022, 3812 Gallery is proud to present Spirit and Landscape, a curated selection of major landscape works from the last one hundred years. One of the most...Read more