Cai Jian (b.1993, Chaozhou, Guangdong) graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a master\u2019s degree, and currently lives and works between Guangzhou and Shanghai. Spanning painting, sculpture, and installation, Cai Jian’s practice is rooted in an interest in the logic of the existence of objects and the operating systems of the industry behind them. Through combining a variety of creative methods such as technology, materials, and readymades, Cai unfolds his exploration of images and the contemporary visual culture.<\/p>\n
Cai\u2019s recent solo exhibitions include: \u201dCHANCE\u201d, MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai, 2024; \u201cHoldhold&Holdholdhold\u201d, MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai, 2022; \u201cHorizon\u201d, Mine Project, Hong Kong, 2021; \u201cSequenced and Reconstruction\u201d, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts second studio showing room, Guangzhou, 2017. He also participated in various group exhibitions, including: \u201cCondensed Scenery\u201d, 798 Culture Technology, Beijing, 2024-25; \u201cRespective Structures: The Presence and Absence of Paintings\u201d, Iris Art Museum, Suzhou, 2024; \u201dEra of Encore\u201d, Times Art Museum, Beijing, 2024; \u201cTales of the South\u201d, He Art Museum, Shunde, 2023; \u201c\u201dNomads in the South: Rivers, Tunnels, Dampness and Constellations\u201d, Pingshan Art Museum, Shenzhen, 2023; \u201cINK ASIA 2023\u201d, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong , 2023; \u201cSpace Evolution\u201d, Jing\u2019an International Sculpture Project, Jing\u2019an Sculpture Park, Shanghai, 2023; \u201cSculptural Vibes Cutting through (In) Accessible Sites\u201d, Gravity Art Museum, Beijing, 2023; \u201cMy Generation, The Art of Post-90s\u201d, Shanxi Contemporary Art Museum, Taiyuan, 2023; \u201cProjection\u201d, Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, China, 2023; \u201cUnknown Pleasures\u201d, Soul Art, Beijing, 2022; \u201cA Place for Concealment\u201d, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, 2022; \u201cUSB Multi-Port Linking Exhibition\u201d, MadeIn Gallery, Gallery Func, QIAO SPACE, Shanghai, 2021; \u201cHereditary Territory\u201d, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, 2021; Guangdong Contemporary Oil Painting Art Exhibition, Ucity Art Museum of GAFA, Guangzhou, 2020; \u201cGuangdong Contemporary Oil Painting\u201d, Jiangmen Art Gallery, Jiangmen, 2020; \u201cCube\u201d, Zhi Art Museum, Shenzhen, 2020; \u201cIllusive Particles\u201d, MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai, 2020; \u201cPotential Actor Project No.14\u201d, Songzhuang Contemporary Art Archive, Beijing, 2019; \u201c2018 China-Korean Exchange Exhibition\u201d, Korean Cultural Center, Beijing, 2018; \u201cEternity Infinity\u201d, University City Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, 2017; \u201cInform Those Who Were Not, Instruct Those Who Were Not\u201d\uff0cUniversity City Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, 2017. Cai was nominated for the \u201dPORSCHE Young Chinese Artists\u201d in 2024, \u201cSignature Art Prize\u201d of ARTCLOUD China in 2019 and won the Guangdong Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition Li Tiefu Art Award in 2020.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"artists_categories":[5],"class_list":["post-431","artists","type-artists","status-publish","hentry","artists_categories-representing-artists"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeingallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists\/431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeingallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeingallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artists"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madeingallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeingallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431"},{"taxonomy":"artists_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madeingallery.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists_categories?post=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}