Xu Yong
Biography
1954 born in Shanghai
1978 Graduated from Luoyang University of Technology
1984 - 1988 Worked in the creative department of a Beijing advertising agency
1986 First solo exhibition of his photography
Ab 1993 Organization of cultural tours through the traditional hutong alleys and backyards of Beijing
2003 Conception and realization of the art action Re-Creation 798
The artist lives and works in Beijing
Exhibitions (Selection)
2021 This Face, BankART KAIKO, Tokyo, Japan (SOLO)
2016 Negatives, Galerie Julian Sander, Cologne, Germany (SOLO)
2016 The Invitational Exhibition of the Festival Images Vevey, Switzerland (GROUP)
The Invitational Exhibition of the BredaPhoto International Photo Festival, Netherlands (GROUP)
The Special Invitational Exhibition of the Darmstadt Photography Festival, Germany (GROUP)
2015 Changjiang International Photography and Video Biennale, Changjiang Museum of Contemporary Art, Chongqing, China (GROUP)
2014 Liquid Culture- China & Korea New Media Art Exhibition, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (GROUP)
2013 Portraits of Hutong, HUA Gallery London, UK (SOLO)
2012 China Photo - XU Yong, Palais de Seoul & CSP111 Gallery, South Korea (SOLO)
Future Direction, Enjoy Museum of Art, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China (SOLO)
2011 The FACE, 798 Time Space, Beijing, China (SOLO)
2010 18% Gray, 798 SPACE, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China (SOLO)
Bibliography (Selection)
Hutong 101 Photos, Zhejiang Photographic Press 1990, 1993; Shu Shin Books, Ltd., 1992; Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd, Japan, 1994; World Publishing Corporation, 2002; Heibonsha Publishers, Japan, 2003; Kerber Verlag, 2024
Portraits Taken in Lu Xun’s Hometown, Zhejiang Photography Publishing House, 1992
Countryside China, Zhejiang Photography Publishing House, 1992,1996
Hutong 99, Beijing Publishing Group, 1996
Opening Beijing, SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2001
Xiaofangjia Hutong, China Photography Publishing House, 2003
Backdrops and Backdrops, Timezone 8 Co. Ltd., 2006
Solution Schemes, Culture of China Publication Co.Ltd.,Hong Kong, 2007
18% Gray, Timezone 8 Contemporary Art Books Publishing Co., 2010
This Face, Culture China Publication Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, 2011; Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2021
Negatives, New Century Media & Consulting Co. Ltd., 2014/Verlag Kettler, 2015/Éditions Bessard, 2017
Yu Na, Éditions Bessard, 2017
Negatives: Scans, DISTANZ Verlag, 2019
The April Photo Society, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2021
