XIA Han

Xia Han’s artistic endeavors revolve around the realms of computer games, consumer culture, and the ethical implications of technology. His creative practice predominantly employs game engines and video as the primary mediums for artistic expression. He treats the game scene as a stage, and the audience as characters to build a virtual landscape theater of utopia and ruins, desire and loss, mostly in pessimistic colors. Presently, Han conducts research and exploration, utilizing video games as a medium for communication and as a means to delve into the intricacies of their distinctive language.

 

1993  Born in Shanghai, China
2012–2016 BA in Fine Art, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
2018–2019 MA in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
Lives and works in Shanghai, China

 

  • Selected Solo Exhibitions

    2024
    Gas Station X—ArtíMon, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, China

    2023
    The Sweat of Arabica, WS GALLERY × ShanghART, Shanghai, China
    Technologic, 33ml offspace, Shanghai, China

  • Selected Group Exhibitions

    2024
    A Journey From the Center of the Earth, Shanghai Bund Art Center Space, China
    HumanScapes, BLANKgallery, Shanghai, China
    Erotic Codex, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

    2023
    Eros Randomizer, Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai, China
    A Real Engine, Taipei Digital Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

    2022
    FILE Electronic Language International Festival, Centro Cultural FIESP, São Paulo, Brazil

    2021
    Hereditary Territory, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China

    2020
    Over the Real, Lucca, Italy
    Environmental Crisis, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK
    The Wake UP! Memorial, New Media Fest 2020, Cologne, Germany

    2019
    Spread the Virus Vol 2, offsiteproject & dateagle, London, UK
    Late at Tate Britain, Tate Britain, London, UK

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