Xu Zhen (born in 1977), lives and works in Shanghai. His practice incorporates a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video photography and performances often within a single piece.
Aside from being an artist, Xu Zhen is also a curator and actively organizes various art activities. In 2009, Xu Zhen established ‘MadeIn Company’, a contemporary art creation corporate, focused on the production of creativity, and devoted to the research of contemporary culture’s infinite possibilities. Selected exhibitions include: 14 Rooms, Beyeler Fondation, Basel, Swizterland, 2014; Xu Zhen-A MadeIn Company Production, UCCA, Beijing, 2014; The 12th Biennale of Lyon, Lyon, France, 2013; Art of Change: New Directions from China, Hayward Gallery, London, U.K.