{"product_id":"chen-wei","title":"Chen Wei","description":"\u003cb\u003eA book devoted to the Chinese artist famous for his photography work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChen's multimedia works toe the line between experimental illusion and the quotidian  realities of contemporary society, focusing on the almost imperceptible dream sequences  that exist in even the most mundane of moments. His staged photographs, at once  idealistic and ominous, negotiate the symbolist tropes put forward by the medium  of photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChen Wei has been engaged in sound art and performance, and then turned to  video and installation. He has exhibited extensively and internationally at numerous  prestigious institutions and biennales. These include  \"Noon Club\", curated by  Francesco Bonami, JNBY Foundation, Hangzhou (2016); \"The Work in Progress,  Photography from China in 2015, Museum Folkwang, Essen (2015); \"Chen Wei:  In the Waves\", Chi K11 Art Museum, Shanghai (2015), \"Chen Wei: The Stars in  the Night Sky are Innumerable\", Australia China Art Foundation, Sydney (2014);  \"Performance and Imagination: Chinese Photography 1911-2014\", Stavanger Art  Museum, Stavanger (2014); \"My Generation: Young Chinese Artists\", Orange County  Museum of Art, CA (2015); \"ON | OFF: China's Young Artists in Concept and  Practice\", Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2012).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1980, Zhejiang Province (China), Chen Wei currently lives and works in  Beijing, China.","brand":"Skira Editore S.p.A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665613688868,"sku":"9788857240350","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9788857240350.jpg?v=1773267623","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/chen-wei","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}