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 an Lei (1965 Hebei) is considered one of the bad boys of China's contemporary art scene, known for his daring and psychological portraits of blurry and confused scenes. He borrows from the surrounding art world, but also rails against it in his portraits and his public appearances. His images are sometimes psychedelic, like his colorful, shimmering wheel portaits. In one well known prank, Hong Hao and Yan Lei created fake invitations to Documenta and sent them to Chinese artists, who were unaware that they were being taken in. Yan Lei is also known for his videos and installations. Yan Lei graduated from the print-making department of the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in 1991. He lived between Hong Kong and Beijing from 1997 to 2000. He lives and works in Beijing. |
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Climbing Space-Shanghai International Airport-Horse, Acrylic on canvas, 150×200cm, 2006
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Korea, acrylic on canvas, 199.5×347.5cm, 2005
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Out of Sight-1, acrylic on canvas, 300×400cm, 2005
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Picasso, acrylic on canvas, 162×200cm, 2005
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International Landscape, Acrylic on canvas, 220×360cm, 2002
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Kassel City Defense Vertical View Map, silkscreen, 56×76cm, 1997
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Clean, performance art, 1993
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Climbing-Space-Villa-Arson2
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Climbing-Space-Nanjing-muse
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Climbing-Space-Armory-show
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Solo Exhibitions:
2008
Sparkling，Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, USA.
2006
Super Lights- Hong Kong, HK Art Centre & Gallery on Old Bailey, Hong Kong
2005
Super Light, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucern, Switzerland
2003
“Climbing Space”, Gelerie Urs Meile, Lucern Switzerland
2002
“Yan Lei One-Man show”, Gallery Loft, Paris
2001
“International Scenery”, China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing
1999
“On the Frontier of Capitalism”, Museum of Site, Hong Kong
1995
“Invasion”, Beijing Junior Art Theatre |
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