1964                Born in Guangzhou, P.R China

1983-1987      Studying at the Sculpture Department, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

1990                Co-founder of "Big-Tail-Elephant Group"

Present          Lives and works in New York and Guangzhou

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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2022       No ×××××××× Hatred, Spurs Gallery, Beijing, China

2017      Lin Yilin: The Departure from Her Feet, Boers-Li Gallery, Beijing, China

2013      Holiday,  Edicola Notte, Roma, Italy

2012      Golden Journey, Walter and Mcbean Galleries, San Francisco art Institute, U.S.A

2010      Whose Land? Whose Art?, The Land Foundation, Chiangmai and Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand

 

2009      Big Family: Brothers, Not Comrades, Arrow Factory, Beijing, China

2008      Target, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China

               A Spatio-temporal Tunnel, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai, China

2006      Zero Interface: Brave New World, Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, China

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2026        Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand

                 The China Moment, Documenta Institut, Kassel, Germany

2025        Deep Water, A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa

2024        We saw an endless cycle, Hayy Jameel, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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