Background
Shu Yang was born in 1969 in China.
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curator painter performance artist Photographer
Education
After studying at Xian Academy of Fine Art, Shu Yang moved to Beijing where, in collaboration with Chinese artist Zhu Ming and Chen Jin, he set up the first performance art festival in China known as the Open Art Festival in 2000.
Career
In 2002 Shu Yang co-curated the 3rd Open Arts Festival in Xian, China with Chen Jin and Xiang Xishi. After a split with Chen Jin he went on to set up the largest performance art festival in Asia featuring. In 2006 the festival took place in the 798 Art Zone in Beijing.
In 2004 Shu Yang organised a tour of the UK with a number of well known Chinese performance artists exhibiting in 8 major galleries including the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester, the Chapter art centre in Cardiff and the Victoria and Albert museum.
In addition to curating performance art festivals, Shu Yang is a well-known performer in his own right, has worked as an editor for Chinese art magazines and numerous catalogues.
Shu Yang is currently setting up the first archive of contemporary performance art in China.
