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© Shen Fan, Shanghai
© Shen Fan, Shanghai

The artistic production of Shen Fan consists primarily of two-dimensional abstract painting. His work can be regarded as fragmentary records of daily meditation: he repeats the same patterns and forms in order to remove any traces of individualism and eliminate the desire for artistic self-expression, aiming for transcendent spirituality. His images consist of monochromatic, mostly primary colours. The result is an ambiguous space in which shapes resembling geometric diagrams are then filled out (in?) with beautifully simple repeating ornamental figures. He emphasises the pure, clear expressive methodology of the production process and its serialisation. .

Shen Fan creates a self-referential, or perhaps 'pure' world that follows a distinct internal logic. Shen Fan was born in 1952 in Jiangyin / Jiangsu, China. He is one of China’s leading abstract artists and his works are exhibited at internationally-renowned institutions. Shen Fan lives and works in Shanghai and is presently a professor at the Shanghai Huashan Fine Arts School.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions
2015
Shen Fan. Functuation – The First Time

ShanghART, Shanghai, China

2014
Shen Fan. Black and White Confusion

ShanghART, Beijing, China

2012
Shen Fan. Landscape 9210

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2011
Shen Fan. Videos and Paintings

Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany

2009
Landscape / Shen Fan – Shen Fan solo exhibition

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2008
SHEN FAN - China Abstract

Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany

2005
Industrial Landscape - Shan Fan ’s Solo Exhibition

Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China

2004
SHEN FAN (Shanghai) – Malerei

Galerie Jochen Höltje, Tübingen, Germany

2002
The Paintings of Shen Fan. Pioneering Abstraction from Shanghai

Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, NY, USA

2000
Shen Fan

Chinese Contemporary, London, UK

2000
Shen Fan. New Works

ShanghART, Shanghai, China

1998
Shen Fan

Chinese Contemporary, London, UK

1998
Shen Fan

14-1 Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany

1998
Shen Fan. Ceramic Works

European Ceramics Work Center, S'-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

1997
Un/Limited Space. #1 Shen Fan

Consulate General of Germany, Shanghai, China

1997
Shen Fan

Consulate General of France, Shanghai, China

1988
Shen Fan's Works on Paper

Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China

1988
Shen Fan

Max Planck Institute, Tübingen, Germany

Group exhibitions
2017
Autumn Show

Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St, Moritz, Switzerland

2015
Paradigmen der Kunst – Installation und Objektkunst

Osthaus Museum Hagen, Hagen, Germany (as part of the exhibition "China 8. Zeitgenössische Kunst an Rhein und Ruhr")

2014
Künstlerräume

Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany

2013
China Contemporary

Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St, Moritz, Switzerland

2011
A Pile of Passion

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2011
Shanghart Group Show

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2011
Sidebysidesidebysidesidebysidesidebyside

Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany

2010
River Flows East

Chambers Fine Art, Beijing, China

2010
Group Exhibition

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2009
Things from the gallery warehouse

ShanghArt Gallery, Shanghai, China

2009
Out of Shanghai

Museum gegenstandsfreier Kunst, Otterndorf, Germany

2008
Who is Who?

Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany

2008
Another Experiment: Contemporary New Abstraction

K. Gallery, Chengdu, China

2008
Volume Two

Uwantart Gallery, Shanghai, China

2008
Shanghai Kaleidoscope

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

2008
Selected

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2007
Aired

ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China

2007
Full House

Galerie Carol Johnssen, Munich, Germany

2007
China Today Art Week, Prism

New Media Arts Exhibiotn Art Gallery chancellor´s office, Vienna, Austria

2007
ShangArt Autumn exhibiton

ShangArt Gallery, Shanghai, China

2007
Rejected Collection – More than 40 artists / over 60 rejected proposal

Ke Center for Contemporary Arts, Shanghai, China

2007
Lines - Chinese Abstract

Creek Art, Shanghai, China

2007
1984-2007 Shanghai Contemporary Art Exhibiton, Shanghai Dongfangong Gallery. The Nobleness Found on Paper

Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China

2006
Hyper Design. 6th Shanghai Biennale

Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China

2006
Contemporary Chinese Art: Ding Yi, Pu Jie, Shen Fan, Wu Yiming, Zhou Tiehai

Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany

2006
2003 Chinese Maximalism

Millenium Art Museum, Beijing, China

2002
2002 Shanghai Abstract Group Show

Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China

2002
Ost + West

K/haus, Vienna, Austria

2002
Wind aus Shanghai. Kunst der Gegenwart aus Shanghai

Sortierhalle, Hamburg, Germany

2002
Three Asian Artists

Galerie Joho, Tübingen, Germany

2002
24.30 Contemporary Art Exhibition

Bizart, Shanghai, China

2002
Metaphysics 2002

Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China

2002
Quick Look! Shanghai Zhejiang Jiansu Anhui Contemporary Art

Consulate General of Switzerland, Shanghai, China

2001
Vision and Sense of Hearing

Carol Johnssen Gallery, Munich, Germany

2001
Metaphysics 2001

Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China

2001
Chinese Contemporary Art

Chinese Contemporary Gallery, Miami, FL, USA

2001
Transparence. Opacite Paris

Brussels, Belgium

2001
Gallery Opening

Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, NY, USA

2000
2000 Shanghai

Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA

2000
Artists of the Gallery

Galerie 14-1, Stuttgart, Germany

2000
Shanghai Art Museum Collection Exhibition

Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China

2000
Underneath 20

Guangdong Rd., Shanghai, China

2000
Red

room with a view, Shanghai, China

2000
Crossing Over

Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA

2000
Shanghai 2000

Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA

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