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Xie Lei
About
Xie Lei is a Chinese artist living and working in Paris.
Xie Lei studied in Beijing, London and Paris, where he defended his thesis in 2016. He belongs to the new generation of Chinese artists. Their outlooks are international. Neither political tensions nor social issues are part of their centers of interest. His career is as prestigious: supported by Anne De Villepoix in Paris then Meessen De Clercq in Brussels, followed by art galleries in New York and in Sao Paulo (Mendes Wood Gallery among others) and invited by the Velasquez Foundation and the Boghossian Foundation for residences. His painting brings together his multiple cultures, heritages and inspirations. He starts out from reality to explore uncertain or equivocal universes. He undeniably seeks to restore the mystery of painting: to say and not say, to see and not see, to believe and not believe. A juxtaposition that truly fascinates him.
Artworks
Collections
Collection Mahssa Talaï
Acquired in 2021
Echoes, 2021
Oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Unique
Resume
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS :
BURGER COLLECTION, HONG KONG
FONDATION COLAS, BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT
MACVAL, VITRY SUR SEINE
X MUSEUM, BEIJING
ART AWARDS :
2003 DRAWING AWARD CAFA, TORONTO
2008 BOURSE COLIN LEFRANCQ, HUNTER COLLEGE, NEW YORK
2010 BOURSE DE LA MAIRIE DE PARIS POUR L’ART CONTEMPORAIN, PARIS
2011 PRIX NICOLAS FEUILLATTE, PARIS
2012 PRIX ALPHONSE CELLIER, INSTITUT DE FRANCE, PARIS
2016 PRIX FONDATION COLAS, BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT
RESIDENCIES :
2011 SALINE ROYALE, ARC ET SENANS
2012 FONDATION YISHU, BEIJING
2020 CASA DE VELAZQUEZ, ACADEMIE DE FRANCE A MADRID, MADRID
EDUCATION :
2006 BA, CENTRAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, BEIJING
2010 MA AVEC LES HONNEURS, BEAUX ARTS, PARIS
2014 PAINTING RESEARCH PROGRAMME, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON
2016 PHD IN VISUAL ARTS, ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE, PARIS
SOLO SHOWS :
2009 XIE LEI, ENTER AT OWN RISK, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2011 XIE LEI, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2011 XIE LEI, DESTINATION, FEAST PROJECTS, HONG KONG
2012 XIE LEI, CHIMERES, FONDATION YISHU, BEIJING
2012 XIE LEI, GALERIE CHARLOTTE MOSER, GENEVA
2013 XIE LEI, EVERYTHING AND NOTHING, FEAST PROJECTS, HONG KONG
2013 XIE LEI, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2014 XIE LEI, SORTILEGE ET DIABLERIES, CHATEAU D’ARDELAY, LES HERBIERS
2014 XIE LEI, MURMUR, GRENIER DU CHAPITRE, CAHORS
2015 XIE LEI, SANS RIVAGE, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2016 XIE LEI, ENTRE CHIEN ET LOUP, PALAIS DES BEAUX ARTS, PARIS
2017 XIE LEI, POE S GARDEN, Z GALLERY ARTS, VANCOUVER
2017 XIE LEI, WALDEN II, YIMA GALLERY, CHENGDU
2019 XIE LEI, Z GALLERY ARTS, VANCOUVER
2021 XIE LEI, SLUMBERS, MEESSEN DE CLERCQ, BRUSSELS
GROUP SHOWS :
2006 SHI TANG ARTS SPACE, BEIJING
2007 BACK TO CANVAS, THE POETRY BETWEEN ABSTRACT AND IMAGISM, AMELIE ART GALLERY, BEIJING
2007 DESSINE MOI UN... GALERIE SERGE ABOUKRAT, PARIS
2008 GROUP SHOW, SALON DE MONTROUGE, MONTROUGE
2008 GROUP SHOW, GALERIE SERGE ABOUKRAT, PARIS
2008 GROUP SHOW, MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, NEW YORK
2008 GROUP SHOW, INSTITUT DE FRANCE, PARIS
2008 SH CONTEMPORARY, MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, SHANGHAI
2008 GROUP SHOW, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2010 LIGNE DE CHANCE, FONDATION RICARD, PARIS
2011 LE VENT D’APRES, BEAUX ARTS, PARIS
2011 RESONANCE/DISSONANCE, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2012 ACCROCHAGE, FEAST PROJECTS, HONG KONG
2012 TRANCHES DE CARRES SUR TRANCHES DE CERCLES, SALINE ROYALE, ARC ET SENANS
2012 VISAGE ET PORTRAIT, GALERIE CHARLOTTE MOSER, GENEVA
2012 FRANCE – CHINE, UN SIECLE DE DIALOGUE, FONDATION YISHU8, BEIJING
2013 CA GRIMPE, GALERIE CHARLOTTE MOSER, GENEVA
2013 UTOPIE PICTURALE, VILLA DUTOIT, GENEVA
2014 PICTURALITES SINGULIERES, CHATEAU D’ASSAS, LE VIGAN
2014 UTOPIE PICTURALE 2, FONDERIE KUGLER, GENEVA
2014 MEMO II, WHITE SPACE, BEIJING
2016 UTOPIE PICTURALE 3, FORMA ART CONTEMPORAIN AND CABINET D’EXPERTISE, LAUSANNE
2016 WHO CARES, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2016 NOUVELLES ACQUISITIONS, FONDATION COLAS, BOULOGNE
2018 COLLECTION DAVID H. BROLLIET, FONDATION FERNET BRANCA, SAINT LOUIS
2018 GROUP SHOW MOULIN JOLY, GALERIE ANNE DE VILLEPOIX, PARIS
2018 PERSONA GRATA, MUSEE NATIONAL DE L’HISTOIRE DE L’IMMIGRATION, PARIS
2018 HOW TO SEE, LANGEN FOUNDATION, NEUSS
2019 COULEURS DE LA CHINE CONTEMPORAINE, MUSEE SAINT REMI, REIMS
2019 YELLOW REFLECTION, GALERIE LIUSA WANG, PARIS
2019 PERSONA GRATA, MAC VAL, VITRY SUR SEINE
2019 FLESH AND BONE, PS120, BERLIN
2019 XIE LEI, CHRISTOPHER ORR, HDM GALLERY, LONDON
2020 MUCH WITHOUT MANY, MEESSEN DE CLERCQ, BRUSSELS
2021 LABERINTO DEL RAMAJE, GALERIA MARTA CERVERA, MADRID
2021 ITINERANCE, CASA DE VELAZQUEZ, ACADEMIE DE FRANCE A MADRID, MADRID
2021 INCIPIT, CRUCE ARTE Y PENSAMIENTO CONTEMPORÁNEO, MADRID
2021 MALE NUDES: A SALON FROM 1800 TO 2021, MENDES WOOD DM, SAO PAULO
2022 VIVA VILLA, COLLECTION LAMBERT, AVIGNON
2022 ITINERANCE, BEAUX ARTS, PARIS
2022 ITINERANCE, BEAUX ARTS, NANTES
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