Jun Kuang

Here are some paintings about what MODO's family met at US in 2020~2023, at that moment we knew it was difficult for all of us,because of the COVID-19 epidemic,someone lost their life or changed their's life, but the nature is always there and gives us energy.

Who's  Order

In 2014, the team "UNMASK" I had worked with for 12 years disbanded, which forced me to start looking for my own way. I moved to a studio in the suburbs and needed a lot of time every year to prune the plants in my backyard, so I started making some sculptures using pruned branches combined with Chinese paper.The genes of different plants determine their own order. My work is more like secondary editing. This process is slow but healing. Bamboo is a typical example of that time in Beijing.

In 2020, due to Civid-19, we unexpectedly settled in South Carolina, US. There are two giant magnolia trees in the front and backyard. This is a very common tree species in the south. Its cycle of four seasons throughout the year has become a part of our lives. 

1978 Born in China.

2002~2020, lived in Beijing as a freelance artist, and currently lives in NY.

2002 Graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in China.

2002 Formed the art group UNMASK with Tan Tianwei and Liu Zhan.

2014 The art group UNMASK disbanded.

Solo Exhibition:

2018 “The Fragility of Matter”, Space Station, Beijing.

2014 “Decorative Metaphor - Atonement”, Michael Ku Gallery, Taipei.

2011 “Shopping-UNMASK 2011” Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing.

2011 “Flash Memory” H.T Gallery Beijing.

2010 “Shopping-UNMASK 2010” Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong.

2009 “O°-UNMASK 2009” Beyond Art Space, Beijing.

2007 “UNMASK” Chen Ling Hui Contemporary Space, Taipei.

2007 “UNMASK” Sun Gallery Seoul, Korea

2006 “UNMASK 2002-2006” Dimensions Art Center, Beijing.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2019 “Annual of Contemporary Art of China 2018”, Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing.

2016 “The 3rd CAFAM Biennial-Negotiating Space: I Never Thought You Were Like”, 

    CAFA Art Museum, Beijing.

2015 “Dawn- New Art from China”, ZHONG Gallery, Berlin.

2014 “New Sculpture” Hi Art Center, Beijing.

2014 “Johnnie Walker-keep Walking Art Exhibition” 751 D-Park, Beijing.

2013 “Jiang-Han Star Plan 2013”,Today Art Museum, Beijing／Wuhan Museum, Wuhan.

2013 “Those Leading Contemporary Art Practices A Juried Invitational Exhibition of

    The Award of Art China”, Today Art Museum, Beijing.

2012 “Omen-Chinese New Art”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai.

2012 “The Second China Sculpture Exhibition: China Pose” Shanghai Sculpture 

    Space, Shanghai.

2011 “Start from The Horizon” Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Since 1978, Si-Shang Art 

    Museum, Beijing.

2010 “Beyond Fashion-1st Crossover Between Fashion Designer and Artist”, Beyond

    Gallery, Beijing.

2010 “Negotiations-The Second Today’s Documents 2010”, Today Art Museum, Beijing.

2009 “60,70,80-Contemporary Art of China” Tours Museum, Tours.

2009 “The Big BANG contemporary Chinese Art from The White Rabbit Collection”

    White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney.

2008 “China Design Now” V&A Museum, London. 

2008 “SUPERTOYS” Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol.

2008 “China-Facing Reality” The National Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing.

    Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMUK), Vienna.

2007 “A Chinese Dream: From the Sigg Collection” Suntec, Singapore.

2007 “China Now” Cobra Museum, Amstelveen.

2006 “Jiang-Hu” Tilton Gallery, New York.

2006 “Japanimation!” BTAP Tokyo Art Projects, Beijing.

2006 “Plato and His Seven Spirits” OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Beijing/Shenzhen.

2005 “Creators of the new world-1st biennial of contemporary Chinese art Montpellier-China”

    Montpellier.

2005 “The 2nd Triennial of Chinese Art” Nanjing Museum, Nanjing.

2004 “Design in France, Made in China.” Espace Paul Ricard, Paris.

2003 “Remaking 798: Reverberation” 798 Art Space, Beijing.