Artist:Zhu Tian

Zhu Tian (b. China) currently lives and works in the UK. She obtained a BA in Economics from the University of Nottingham in 2006, an MA in Sound Design from Bournemouth University in 2007, and a second MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art in 2014. Zhu Tian's artistic practice encompasses installation, sculpture, performance, sound, text, and video. She is known for her use of humour, satire, and sometimes provocative approaches to explore social structures, power relations, and the existential and intellectual crises individuals face in contemporary life. Her works often carry a sharp criticial edge and intense personal narratives, drawing on elements of literature, philosophy, and theater to interrogate the periphery of mainstream ideologies. Through this, she prompts the audience to reconsider the interplay of power and freedom in everyday experience. Constantly seeking new possibilities of dialogue between art and society, Zhu’s works have been exhibited at institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), Palais de Tokyo (France), Centraal Museum (Netherlands), and the Scottish National Galleries (UK). She was awarded the Catlin Art Prize (UK, 2015), the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize (UK, 2014), and was selected as the emerging sound artist in the UK in 2009. Selected solo exhibitions:“150119.F”(Sotheby's,Paris,2019);“The Best of Everything”(Galerie Huit,Hongkong,2017);“She Wished He Would Haul Her Up To the Bedroom And”(Mocube,Beijing,2017);“Throat”(Lychee One,London,2016);“Dear Boss”(Cabin Gallery,London,2015);“00:04:19”(AKP Space,Xiamen,2015).

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