Chinese artists by Michel Nau - Jian Jun Xi  系建军

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

Jian Jun Xi

 
 

系建军

 
     
 

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Jian Jun Xi  系建军  pinyin  Xi Jianjun
President of the Association of Chinese Artists
 

1962

Jian Jun Xi  系建军 was born in Natong, Jiangsu Province, China.

   
 

He worked in different media: sculpture, painting, video, installation and performance.

   

1986

He graduated from the Central Academy of Art and Design..

   
 

He was the founder of Concept 21 ( 观念 21 ) for the development of Performance in China. 

   

1987

He moved to the United Kingdom, to continue his studies.

   

1992

He was in residence in France, at the International City of Paris. 

   

1995

He obtained a Master's degree in Art from Goldmith College, University of London.

   

 

He became famous with The Made For Real, group founded with the artist Cai Yuan 蔡元

 

to  intervene in Art Institutions and public places :

1999

At the Tate Gallery for their first duo called Two Artists Jump on Tracey Emin’s Bed,  

 

they thwarted  security members and jumped into the bed of the Emin Tracey facility.

   

2000

At Tate Modern, for Two Artists Piss on Duchamp's Urinal, they tried  to urinate 

 

in a sculpture of  R.Mutt.

 

At the Shanghai Biennial, they kidnapped the curator Hu Hanru.

   

2006

He received the Jackson Pollock Art Prize.

   
 

Danièle Sicard

   


   
  exhibitions  selection 
   

2009

28.02 12.04 Aircraft Carrier Project Tokyo Gallery+BTAP Beijing  China

2009

Happy and Glorious Tang Contemporary Art Gallery Hong Kong  China

2009

Soya Sauce and Ketchup-Universal Project University of Essex Colchester  United Kingdom

2009

Lilith - Performance Studio Project Malmo  Sweden

2010

The Flower of May Guangju Museum  Korea

2010

Now Asian Artist Busan Biennial Busan  Korea

2010

The Global Contemporary-Art World after 1989 ZKM Karlsruhe  Germany

2012

Occupy - Installation Fridericiaum Museum Kassel  Germany

2013

The Making of the World Shanghai Tang Hong Kong  China

2013

Unsee the history 55th Venice Biennial Parallel Venice  Italy

2013

Fragile Hand UAAV Vienne  Austria

2015

Review 30 Years Chinese Contemporary Art - 2nd Nanjing International Art Nanjing  China

   


 


Performances de Mad For Real
selection

     

 

1999

Two Artists Jump on Tracey Emin’s Bed

Tate Gallery London

2000

Two Artists Piss on Duchamp’s Urinal

Tate Modern London

2000

Two Artists Crawl Through

Central London

2000

Two Artists Swim Across the Thames

London

2001

Touring London

London

2002

Soya and Ketchup Fight

Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool

2002

Two Red Men

Central London

2003

Paradox

London

2004

Monkey King Causes Havoc in the Heavenly Palace

British Museum

2005

Apple of My eye

Victoria Albert Museuum

2007

Transfiguration, Performance

Louis T Blouin Foundation London

2008

Far West

Amolfini Gallery Bristol

2010

Spoken Word

Invia London

2010

Crazy Wisdom

Pan Asia Performance

2012

Scream

Tate Modern London

2012

Face to Face

Quanzi Art Museum Shenzhen  China
     


 

 

 

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 © Jian Jun Xi 系建军

 
 

 © Jian Jun Xi 系建军

 
 

 Jian Jun Xi 系建军

 
 

 Jian Jun Xi 系建军

 
 

  Jian Jun Xi 系建军

 
 


 Mad For Real 2005

 

Mad for Real

Carrots Press  

 

text  Dr Katie Hill

London

 

interview  Sally Lai

2005
 

26 cm x 21 cm  

 
 

128 p

 
 

sbn  0955107407

 
     
       
       

One World One Dream 2005

 

东京画廊

BTAP

 

Tokyo Gallery + Beijing Tokyo Art Projects

2009

     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       

 Game Identity 2009

 

香港当代唐人艺术中心

2009
 

Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong

 
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
 Mad For Real Soya Sauce and Ketchup  

Mad For Real

 
 

Soya Sauce and Ketchup - Soya Sauce and Ketchup

 
 

Fight  University Gallery

 
     
     
     
     
     
       
       


 

 

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi 系建军: Performance

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi   系建军 : Performance

 

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi 系建军: Performance

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi  系建军 : Performance  

 

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi 系建军: Performance

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi  系建军 : Performance  

 

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi 系建军: Performance

Cai Yuan  蔡元 & Jian Jun Xi  系建军: Performance  

 


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