Lyu Zhiqiang 吕志强

Lyu Zhiqiang experiments with materials to create socially engaging installations and develops his concepts through extensive field investigation. Recently, he has been focusing on sound as a medium, providing a way to take the audience on a journey through time and space.

Lyu Zhiqiang was born in Heilongjiang, China, in 1986; he lives and works in Beijing. Lyu is also a DJ and teaches at the School of Experimental Art in Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing. He received his MFA and BFA from the Central Academy of Fine Art in 2006 and 2009, respectively. His recent exhibitions include A Long Way, Telescope, Beijing (2019); PPPP and Friends, Fiber Space, Guiyang (2019); Inside-Out Museum, Beijing (2019); Happy People, Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, (2019); Today’s Yesterday—1st Anren Biennale, Chengdu, Sichuan (2017); and CAFA Relay Series Exhibition: Art Long March, National Art Museum of China, Beijing (2016).

Selected Works
 
A Long Way, 2019
(view 2), installation: 3 benches, 1 set of photos, 1 painting, 2 speakers, 1 player, 1 U disk, 3 pedestals, 1 vinyl, dimensions variable, edition of 3
 
A Long Way, 2019
(view 1), installation: 3 benches, 1 set of photos, 1 painting, 2 speakers, 1 player, 1 U disk, 3 pedestals, 1 vinyl, dimensions variable, edition of 3
Selected Press
Telescope
01.19.19
Exhibitions & Programs