I've always been very taken by the fragility and ephemerality of certain compositions that I encounter on the streets, they are there, available and invisible to some but the moment I discover them, they are mine.
— HAN Bing
HAN Bing was born in China in 1986. She holds an MFA from Parsons The New School for Design, New York and Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. She earned her BFA from Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.
Han Bing’s peripatetic upbringing has left her particularly attuned to the ‘fragile, ephemeral compositions’ found within the urban landscape, such as the multi-layered peeled off posters often seen plastered on subway platforms, or the ubiquitous panels of forest green scaffolding. Roaming the city with her camera, the artist claims these precarious topographies as her own, which constitute the source material for the sweeping landscapes on view. The accidental street collages, and subsequently Han Bing’s paintings, are a resonant metaphor for the nature of the city, and the instability of place, itself.
Han Bing has exhibited widely across China and the United States. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘A Labile Boundary at Best’ at Antenna Space (Shanghai, 2020), and ‘territory to be tamed-------if not later then when’ at Night Gallery (Los Angeles, 2018). Selected group exhibitions include ‘Fifteen Painters’ at Andrew Kreps (New York, 2021), ‘Meditations in an Emergency’ at UCCA (Beijing, 2020), ‘Abstract! Minimalism to Now’ at Tilton Gallery (New York, 2020), ‘They Rise When Vernal Breezes Blow’ at Makeroom Gallery (Los Angeles, 2019), ‘The Crossing’ at Gallery Exit (Hong Kong, 2018).
Han Bing lives and works between Los Angeles and Shanghai.
Born in 1986, Shandong, China
Lives and works between Los Angeles and Shanghai
Education
2013 | MFA, Parsons the New School for Design, Fine Arts Program, New York, USA |
2011 | MFA, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Oil Painting, Beijing, China |
2010 |
Parsons the New School for Design, Exchange Study Program, New York, USA |
Willem de Kooning Academy Fine Arts, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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2008 |
BFA, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Oil Painting, Beijing, China |
Solo Exhibitions
2021 | Galerie Marguo,'Company', Paris, France |
2020 | Antenna Space, ‘A Labile Boundary at Best’, Shanghai, China |
2018 | Night Gallery, ‘Territory to be tamed – if not later then when’, Los Angeles, USA |
2017 |
Antenna Space, Neighborhood Institutions, ‘Pathes Nodes and Enclaves’, Shanghai, China |
2016 | Night Gallery, ‘Facades and Waves’, Los Angeles, USA |
2015 | D-space & Antenna Space, ‘Best Least Worst Option: HAN Bing solo exhibition’, Beijing, China |
2013 | Antenna Space, ‘Solo Exhibition of HAN Bing’, Shanghai, China |
Group Exhibitions
2021 | Andrew Kreps, ‘Fifteen Painters’, New York, USA |
2020 | UCCA, ‘Meditations in an Emergency’ Beijing, China |
Tilton Gallery, ‘Abstract! Minimalism to Now’, New York, USA | |
2019 | Night Gallery, Independent Art Fair, New York, USA |
Antenna Space, Art Basel Art Fair Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China | |
Makeroom Gallery, ‘They Rise When Vernal Breezes Blow’, Los Angeles, USA | |
2018 | Gallery Exit, ‘The Crossing’, Hong Kong, China |
LISTE Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland | |
Night Gallery, NADA Art Fair, Miami Beach, USA | |
2015 | LEAP Pavilion, ‘Coming Image’, PHOTOSHANGHAI, Shanghai, China |
West Bund Art + Design fair Shanghai, Shanghai, China | |
ART021, Shanghai, China |
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The Fourth Art – Sanya, ‘Scenarios of Time’, Sanya, China |
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2014 | Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China |
Antenna Space, Art Beijing, Beijing, China | |
Ran Tea House, ‘Contra – Rotations’, New York, USA |
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Fou Gallery, ‘Han Bing and Luka Rayski: Frame’, Two-person exhibition, New York, USA |
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2013 | ART021, Shanghai, China |
Wassaic, Homeward Found: Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition, New York, USA |
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The Kitchen, ‘The Intelligence of Things’, Parsons Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York, USA | |
Gallery Brooklyn, ArtCycle Discovers Prize: The MFA Finalists, New York, USA |
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2012 | Broadway Gallery, ‘Global Projects: Artists at Home and Abroad’, New York, USA |
25 EAST Gallery, ‘Source Material’, New York, USA |
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2011 | Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, ‘The Start of a Long Journey: 2011 CAFA Excellent Graduation Works Exhibition’, Beijing, China |
Tang Contemporary Art Gallery, ‘Life is Elsewhere’, Bangkok, Thailand | |
SKYROOM Gallery, CAA MFA Group Show, New York, USA | |
2010 | Beijing Center for the Arts, ‘The mARkeT, I’m’, Beijing, China |
2008 | National Art Museum of China, Research of Contemporary Oil Paintings in China, Beijing, China |
Amelie Art Gallery, ‘Fable: Literary Experiments by Contemporary Visual Artists’, Beijing, China |
Awards
2016 |
Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Emerging Artist Grant Nominee, New York, USA |
2015 | Huayu Youth Award Finalist, Sanya, China |
2011 | Central Academy of Fine Arts, Outstanding Creation Award of Graduation Project, Beijing, China |
2008 | The National Art Museum of China, Research of Contemporary Oil Painting Award, Third Prize of Graduation, Beijing, China |
China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Project, Beijing, China |
Residency
2015 – 2016 The Swatch Art Peace Hotel Residency, Shanghai, China
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HAN BingCompete, Survive, Reproduce, 2020Oil on linen203.2 x 172.7 cm
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HAN BingSolar Eclipse in Chinatown, 2021Oil on linen203.2 x 172.7 cm
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HAN Bing1st Arr, 2021Oil on linen143 x 177.8 cm
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HAN BingSteed, 2020Oil on linen177.8 x 143 cm
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HAN BingNYT #3, 2020Acrylic on newspaper20.2 x 17.3 cm
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HAN BingEast wave, 2017Acrylic on linen67.7 x 79 in
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HAN BingDoing fine all things considered as they say or otherwise – Negative, 2020Oil on linen70 x 56 in
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HAN BingInvalides, 2020Oil on linen56 x 70 in
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HAN Bing"What story?” “Long.”, 2020Oil on linen80 x 68 in
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HAN BingI am not unaware of my reputation for self-seriousness, 2019Oil on linen80 x 68 in
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HAN BingPeter Parker, 2019Oil on wood8 x 10 in
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HAN BingSilver lining, 2019Oil on linen56 x 70 in
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HAN BingUntitltedX, 2019Oil on canvas68 x 80 in
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HAN Bing1st arr, 2018Acrylic and oil on linen177.8 x 139.7 cm (70 x 55 in)
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HAN BingChamps-Elysees, 2018Acrylic on canvas55 x 70 in
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HAN BingFatal Attraction, 2018Acrylic on newspaper12 x 16 in
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HAN BingOverlap, 2017Acrylic on linen73 x 100 in
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HAN BingDouble Screen, 2016Acrylic on canvas72 x 60 in
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Galerie Marguo @ Art Paris 2021
Art Fair 6 Sep 2021Last October, Galerie Marguo opened its doors in the Marais district of Paris with the desire to bring different corners of the world together through...Read more -
Han Bing: Company
Paris Exhibition Full Film 3 May 2021Galerie Marguo is pleased to present Company, a series of new paintings by Los Angeles and Shanghai-based artist HAN Bing. This show marks the artist’s...Read more -
Han Bing: Company
Paris Exhibition Teaser 23 Apr 2021
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Flash Art | Han Bing “A Labile Boundary at Best” Antenna Space / Shanghai
Fiona He, Flash Art, 1 Mar 2020 -
Contemporary Art Daily | Han Bing at Antenna Space
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Contemporary Art Daily | Han Bing at Night Gallery
Cat Kron, Contemporary Art Daily, 14 Nov 2018