LI TINGWEI

Tingwei Li, born in 1989. Graduated from Universität der Künste Berlin , studied at Hunter College MFA program and Tongji University. She holds the title of Meisterschuelerin of the Berlin University of Arts. Recent exhibition include solo shows “Do Not Donut”(E S C A P E M E N T   A R T, Zurich, 2021) “Grasp, Kneel, Hold, Count, Pray” (Points Center for Contemporary Art, 2020), “From Moby-Dick to [La navigation enchantée]” (Organhaus, Chongqing, 2019), “Could donut save us from drowning?”(Surplus Space, Wuhan, 2018), ” Feeling Good?”(J: Gallery, Shanghai, 2017). Group exhibitions Airport Biennale Guangzhou,Sifang Art Museum, “The Exhibition of Annual of Contemporary Art of China”, The Galaxy Museum of Contemporary Art Chongqing, Taikang Space, Telescope Beijing, Galerie Gerken Berlin, Flowers Gallery New York etc. She is among the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 China 2017 in Art and Style and  the finalist of AFIAS Moving Images Awards 2020. She has participated in Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council ) Studio Residency in Basel Atelier Mondial, V2_Lab Summer Sessions 2020, Kooshk Residency Iran, Swatch Art Peace Hotel Residency and Flux Factory of New York.

Working with objects, images and videos, Tingwei is interested in phenomenon and core values in contemporary life.By addressing how human consciousness and behavior have been changed in consumer society, she deals with contemporary subject centered issues such as the self-optimization and the ‘flexible ego’ under conditions of marketing. As kind of artistic research, her work undertakes a mental archeology of digital medium and its influence on our minds, bodies and behaviors.