UTOPIA Group
The Utopian Group has been initiated by artists Dafei Deng and Hai He in the year of 2008. Deng Dafei, Graduated as Master from Department of Fine Art, China Academy of Fine Art. He Hai, Graduated as Doctor from Faculty of Visual Art, University of Strasbourg, France.
Series of artistic projects were successfully carried out thereafter, including the one-year session of Family Museum, UK-based the Palace of Puzzle, and organization of 798 Art Festival for sake of artistic cultivation. Utopian Group creation is based on reflection of self living condition mingled with cultural research approaches, in order to give an account of reality out of universal ideal expectation, thus drawing art inspiration with imagination. The two artists, well equipped with sense of experiencing, have been travelling around the world to obtain a deeper investigation of real life. The ideal of utopian is rooted in Utopian Group art creation with varying presentations according to changing times. Utopian Group strives for spiritual enlightenment embodied in art works. In the meanwhile, Utopian Group has been working on publication of related theoretical books.
Main works: 2011, Enclosure：Resident project in Manchester, Chinese Art Center, Manchester, UK. 2009, The Palace of Puzzles, Huntly, Aberdeen shire, Scotland, UK. 2008, Family Museum Project, Zendai Art MOMA, Shanghai, China.
Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2012, Trudge – Geography of Utopia, Iberial contemporary art centre, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China. 2010, Utopia Is Back - Documenta of Deng Dafei+ Hei Hai, Visual Space, Beijing, China.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2012, Inward Gazes: Exhibition of Documentaries of Chinese Performance Arts 2012. Marco Museum of Art, Macao, China. 2011, Asian Triannial Manchester 2011, Manchestre, UK. 2010, Conception as Enzyme, A4 gallery, Chengdu, China. 2010, Future Vision – the APT global art collection, LI-Space, Beijing. 2008, Two Point-2008 Chinese contemporary exhibition, PALAZZO FRISACCO，Tolmezzo, Italy. 2008, Intrude: art life 366 - Documenta, ZenDai MOMA, Shanghai, China.
Curatorial Experience: 2012, Speech——The Artist’s Free Talk, CAFA Art Museum Auditorium room, Beijing, China. 2010 Cultivating the Future: The contemporary art as a national education.-Themed exhibition of 2010 Beijing 798 Art Festival.
UTOPIA Group
The Utopian Group has been initiated by artists Dafei Deng and Hai He in the year of 2008. Deng Dafei, Graduated as Master from Department of Fine Art, China Academy of Fine Art. He Hai, Graduated as Doctor from Faculty of Visual Art, University of Strasbourg, France.
Biography
The Utopian Group has been initiated by artists Dafei Deng and Hai He in the year of 2008. Deng Dafei, Graduated as Master from Department of Fine Art, China Academy of Fine Art. He Hai, Graduated as Doctor from Faculty of Visual Art, University of Strasbourg, France.
Series of artistic projects were successfully carried out thereafter, including the one-year session of Family Museum, UK-based the Palace of Puzzle, and organization of 798 Art Festival for sake of artistic cultivation. Utopian Group creation is based on reflection of self living condition mingled with cultural research approaches, in order to give an account of reality out of universal ideal expectation, thus drawing art inspiration with imagination. The two artists, well equipped with sense of experiencing, have been travelling around the world to obtain a deeper investigation of real life. The ideal of utopian is rooted in Utopian Group art creation with varying presentations according to changing times. Utopian Group strives for spiritual enlightenment embodied in art works. In the meanwhile, Utopian Group has been working on publication of related theoretical books.
Main works: 2011, Enclosure：Resident project in Manchester, Chinese Art Center, Manchester, UK. 2009, The Palace of Puzzles, Huntly, Aberdeen shire, Scotland, UK. 2008, Family Museum Project, Zendai Art MOMA, Shanghai, China.
Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2012, Trudge – Geography of Utopia, Iberial contemporary art centre, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China. 2010, Utopia Is Back - Documenta of Deng Dafei+ Hei Hai, Visual Space, Beijing, China.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2012, Inward Gazes: Exhibition of Documentaries of Chinese Performance Arts 2012. Marco Museum of Art, Macao, China. 2011, Asian Triannial Manchester 2011, Manchestre, UK. 2010, Conception as Enzyme, A4 gallery, Chengdu, China. 2010, Future Vision – the APT global art collection, LI-Space, Beijing. 2008, Two Point-2008 Chinese contemporary exhibition, PALAZZO FRISACCO，Tolmezzo, Italy. 2008, Intrude: art life 366 - Documenta, ZenDai MOMA, Shanghai, China.
Curatorial Experience: 2012, Speech——The Artist’s Free Talk, CAFA Art Museum Auditorium room, Beijing, China. 2010 Cultivating the Future: The contemporary art as a national education.-Themed exhibition of 2010 Beijing 798 Art Festival.