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Guo Cheng (b.1988) is an artist currently lives and works in Shanghai. He was graduated from MA Design Products at Royal College of Art (London, UK) and obtained his BE in Industrial Design at Tongji University (Shanghai, China), and has been teaching at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai since 2013.

Guo works predominantly in sculpture and installation, and combines video, photography, and other mixed media. His practice mainly focuses on exploring the mutual impact and influence between established and emerging technologies and individuals in the context of culture and social life. In recent years, his work has centered on ubiquitous artificial objects and infrastructure from a planetary perspective, integrating themes such as the Anthropocene and the Chinese internet. Guo Cheng’s works often use humorous yet composed tone to link grand issues with seemingly arbitrary objects and to provide critical perspectives for discussion.

His work has been shown in solo exhibitions at Sifang Art Museum (Nanjing), Magician Space (Beijing) and Canton Gallery (Guangzhou), and was included in exhibitions at Institute of Contemporary Arts at NYU Shanghai (Shanghai), M+ (Hong Kong), Macalline Center of Art (Beijing), By Art Matters (Hangzhou), Macao Museum of Art (Macao), Song Art Museum (Beijing), Surplus Space (Wuhan), OCAT Xi’an (Xi’an), Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing (Beijing), UCCA Edge (Shanghai), OCAT Shanghai (Shanghai), Shanghai Doulun Museum of Modern Art (Shanghai), OCAT Shenzhen (Shenzhen), Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (Hong Kong), Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (Dresden), G Museum (Nanjing), A Chronus Art Center (Shanghai), X Museum (Beijing), HKW (Berlin), Power Station of Art (Shanghai), UCCA Dune (Qinhuangdao), Today Art Museum (Beijing), Taikang Space (Beijing), Contemporary Art Museum (Kumamoto), Mu Art Space (Eindhoven), He Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen), UCCA (Beijing) etc..

He obtained New Century Art Foundation “Art Production and Exhibition Support Program” (2022); 2020-2021 Porsche “Young Chinese Artist of the Year” (2021); Ars Electronica Honorary Mentions (2020); CAC://DKU Research & Creation Fellowship (2020); STARTS Prize Nomination (2020); the Digital Earth fellowship (2018-2019); the Special Jury Prize of Huayu Youth Award (2018); the Bio-Art & Design Award, The Hague (2017).

Guo Cheng worked as Executive Director at Chronus Art Center, Shanghai (2015-2017), the visiting researcher at Dept. Environment & Health, Vrije University, Amsterdam (2017) and has been teaching at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai since 2013.

His works are collected by M+, International Art & Science Research Institute, Power Station of Art and Sigg Collection.