Biography - Chang Lei

BIOGRAPHY

Chang Lei was born in 1976 in Jinan. He lives and works in Beijing. He was previously a member of a rock band and has also created performance art. Currently his focus is on both painting and photography.

EDUCATION

1992	Xu Beihong Fine Arts High School, Jinan, Shandong Province
1997	Environmental Art Design, Jianshe University, Beijing

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2014	Tainted Beauty, Hua Gallery, London, UK
2013	Like Thunder Out of China, Arsenal Montréal and Arsenal Toronto, Canada
2012	[UN]Forbidden City, Macro Museum, Rome, Italy Season Opening – China the new Beijing. Galerie Daniel Tanner, Zurich, Switzerland Hole-Fear. Contemporary Artistic Exhibition, 798 Yizhuo Space, Beijing, China
2011	Vous avez dit Révolution?, Commissaire de l’exposition, Paris, France
2008	Chinese Contemporary Art Document Exhibition Literature, Wall Art Museum, Beijing, China
2007	Breathe - A grand contemporary artistic exhibition, Shandong Museum, Jinan, China
2005	An exhibition of Chinese Art every third year, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, China An exhibition of Metaphoric Objects and Mirror Image art, 798 Art Space Beijing, China
2004	The second edition of personal album The Setting Sun Rock music concert Who is Singing in the Spring, What Bar, Beijing, China. Poem novel, Mr. The Setting Sun
2003	An exhibition of 1+1 performance art, Jinan Shandong “1+1”Club The Setting Sun a solo album was released
2002	Performance art show Sacrifice again. JiangShuiquan Park, Jinan, China Forest, Water, Air- Modern art exhibition, JiangShuiquan Park, Jinan, China Music performance Havana, Havana bar, Jinan, China
2001	May with Passion - a night of rock and roll, DaShun Square, Jinan, China