1962

Geng Jianyi  耿建翌 ( 1962 - 2017 ) was born in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in China.

1985

He graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts ( oil painting department )

He was one of the leading members of the 85 New Wave Art movement.

With Zhang Peli, Song Ling, Wang Qiang and Bao Jianfei, he founded in Hangzhou,

the Pond Society, a group known for their biting sense of humor.

2011

He held a retospective at Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai.

2012

He received the C.C.A.A. Award for Lifetime Contribution Artist.

2016

He was awarded Artist of the Year, for his exhibition in  O.C.A.T Shanghai :

Stubborn Images.

2017

On December 5, he died of cancer,  at he age of 55, in Hangzhou, China .

Danièle Sicard

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Solo exhibitions  selection

2001

Impossible to Name ShanghArt Shanghai  China

2001

Watermarks ShanghArt Shanghai  China

2004

Works from the Last 10 Years ShanghArt Shanghai  China

2004

Useless BizART Art Center Shanghai  China

2006

Book without Words Chambers Fine Art New York   United States

2008

Excessive Transition ShanghArt Beijing China

2012

07.09 12.10 Whu Zhi : Geng Jianyi 1985-2008 Minsheng Museum Shanghai  China

2013

18.01 28.02 The artist researcher ShanghArt Singapore Singapore

Collective exhibitions  selection

2001

Goedhuis Contemporary New York  United States

2001

Munster Land Project for Skulptur Biennale 2001 Munster Germany

2002

Paris-Pekin Espace Pierre Cardin Paris France

2002

 4° Gwanju Biennale Gwanju Korea

2002

The First Guangzhou Trienniale Guangdong Museum of Art Guangzhou  China

2004

5th Shanghai Biennale Shanghai Art Museum Shanghai China

2005

China Academy of Art Hangzhou  China

2005

1rst International Biennial Montpellier France

2005

The Second Guangzhou Triennial Guangzhou China

2006

 Microcosm Museum of Art Macao Macao

2007

 New Directions from China Bâle  Switzerland

2007

Shanghai Gallery of Art Shanghai China

2007

85 New Wave The Birth of Chinese Contemporary Art U.C.C.A. Beijing China

2008

The Real Thing Contemporary Art from China IVA Valence Spain

2008

Writing on the Wall The Groninger Museum Groningen The Netherlands

2008

The Third China New Media Art Festival China Academy of Art Hangzhou China

2009

First Annual Conference of Collectors of Chinese Contemporary Art Hejingyuan

Art Museum Beijing China

2009

Blackboard ShanghART H-Space Shanghai  China

2010

Thirty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art Minsheng Art Museum Shanghai  China

2010

One by One ShanghART Gallery Shanghai China

2011

Out of the Box : The Threshold of Video Art in China  (1984-1998)  Guangdong Times

Museum Guangzhou China

2011

Moving Image In China : 1988-2011 Minsheng Art Museum Shanghai China

2012

The Seventh Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale OCAT Shenzhen   China

2012

Art from the Wind Blew in Henan Province Henan Art Museum Henan China

2013

Portrait of the Times 30 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art Power Station of Art

Shanghai Chine

2013

85·85 China Academy of Art  Hangzhou China

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