Li Shuang
As the only woman artist of the Chinese pioneering art group “xing xing” (The Stars), Li Shuang (李爽 b.1957, China) has long been underestimated compared to her peers. The turbulent and frightening political context in China during the 1970s had a huge impact on the artist. Li Shuang’s works are figuratively the mirror of her life-long struggles to the final liberation.
Since the early stage of her creation, Li Shuang has been refusing orthodox artistic expression in China. In the late 70s, the artist relied on more expressive Western gestures as her alternative voice against the authority imposed on art. Most of her works share the same solitude and the agony of being oppressed.
In 1983, the artist settled down in France and embarked on a new experiment with collage and oil paintings.
Li’s collage works are inspired by oriental folk culture with delicate decorative patterns and elegant color schemes. In the 1990s, the subject matter of her works turned into a more meditative landscape view, often from the perspective of an open window, with empty chairs in the foreground. The latest period of the artist (since 2000) features the portrait of a typical Chinese female figure of pure spirit and conception. The elegance and serenity conveyed by this figure symbolized the final achievement of self-redemption.
Personal exhibitions
—2018 : “Light Himalaya” One Central Park South, New York, USA
2017 : “True to happiness is a mission of Lorient,” House Seventeen, Luxembourg
2015 : “Visé-L’amour ” Lydie Blondeau Gallery, Singapore
2014 : “Seven-Consciousness of the World” Today Museum, Beijing, China
2014 : “the return” Collage exhibition French Culture Center, Beijing, China
2013 : ” Being ” Calayric triangle, Lyon, France
2010 : “Dream of butterflies” Dialogue Space Gallery, Beijing, China
2009 : Li Shuang Collages, Galerie du Triangle, Lyon, France
2008 : Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Catalog)
2008 : Dunhuang Art Center, Shanghai, China (Catalog)
2007 : Galerie du Triangle, Lyon, France
2007 : ” Far From The Madding Crowd “, KwaiFungHin Art Gallery, Hong Kong (Catalog)
2007 : Linda Gallery, Singapour
2007 : Galerie Cathay, Paris, France
2006 : Linda Museum, Beijing, China (Catalog)
2006 : Galerie du Triangle, Lyon, France
2006 : ” Serene Complexity “, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong (Catalog)
2005 : Galerie du Triangle, Lyon, France
2005 : Galerie De Arte, Nantes, France
2004 : Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong
2004 : Galerie Cathay, Paris, France
2004 : Galerie du Triangle, Lyon, France
2004 : Université de Brest, France (Catalog)
2003 : Galerie De Arte, Nantes, France
2002 : Galerie Leda Fletcher, Geneva, Switzerland (Catalog)
2000 : Galerie Leda Fletcher, Geneva, Switzerland
1995 : Galerie Bellefroid, Paris, France
1991 : Saint Aignan, Ex-Prévôté, France
1990 : Municipal Museum, Vervins, France
1989 : Galerie Art et Communication, Paris, France
1987 : Galerie des Clarisses, Charolles, France
1986 : Pontius Galleries, Mountain View, California, USA
1986 : Ingrid Los Altos Gallery, California, USA
1985 : Galerie James Mayor, Paris, France
1985 : Municipal Museum, Epernay, France/ Galerie Lettres ou Palette, Epernay, France
1985 : UNESCO, Paris, Franc
1984 : Galerie J & J. Donguy, Paris, France
Groups exhibitions
—2020 : “Gros les étoiles” Centre Pompidou (Conference screen), Paris, France
2019: “1979 the stars” OCAT Museums (Catalog)
2019: “The stream of stories” Gallery Bauxli Beijing, Beijing, China
2019: Frieze Masters London, Boers-Li-Gallery, London, UK
2018：Art Basel Hong Kong , Boers-Li-Gallery, Hong Kong
2017;《The Year of 80 Women》Dragon Museum, Shanghai, France
2016;《Seeing the World Feminine Photo Exhibition, Beijing, China
2016 : Art Yi Bou Shanghai Boers-Li-Gallery, Shanghai, China
2015: “In search of the compass” Morteza Gallery, Paris, France
2014: Aart Basel Hong Kong, Boers-Li-Gallery, Hong Kong
2014: Art central Hong Kong, Lydie Blandeau Gallery, Hong Kong
2013: “Light Dawn Nnoffcial Chinaese Art-1974-1985″ Asia Hong Kong central, Hong Kong
2012 : ” Light Dawn Nnoffcial Chinaese Art-1974-1985 ” Asia Hong Kong central, New York
2010: Haya art exhibition, Guangzhou, China
2009: China 100 years of Arts, Cultural Center of China, Paris, France
2009: Realisme Artfair, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008: PAN Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008: ArtBeijing2008, Beijing, China
2008: Art Amsterdam 2008, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008: Shanghai Spring Art Salon, Shanghai, China
2008: ARTPARIS 08, Galerie Raymond Dreyfus, Paris, France
2007: PAN Amsterdam, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007: Origin Point–Star Group Retrospective Exhibition, Beijing Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2007: Galerie du Monde, “In celebration of a new habitat”, Hong Kong
2007: ArtSingapore, Singapore
2007: China International Gallery Exhibition 2007, Beijing, China
2006: ArtBeijing, Beijing, China
2006: ArtSingapore, Singapore
2006: China International Gallery Exposition 2006, Beijing World Trade Centre, Beijing, China
2006 : “China Heat”, Linda Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2006 : Crid’Art, Amneville les Thermes, France
2005 : Galerie du Dauphin, Singapore
2005 : ArtSingapore, Singapore
2005 : From the Forbidden City to Malmaison – China in Rueil, Rueil-Malmaison, France
2005 : Les coups de coeur de la galerie, Cathay Gallery, Paris, France
2005 : REFLECTION, Two artists, Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2004 : Opera Gallery, Singapore; Miami, USA
2004 : Leda Fletcher Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2004 : St’Art, Strasbourg, France
2004 : Festival France-China ” Hors des sentiers battus “, l’espace MK2 bibliothèque, Paris, France
2004 : Galerie du Monde, Hong-Kong
2003: Cathay Gallery, Paris, France
2003 : HAPPINESS (4 artists), Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2003 : Europ’art, Geneva, Switzerland
2003 : Envie d’art gallery, Paris, France
2003 : Schèmes Gallery, Lille, France
2002 : MIART, Milan, Italy
2002 : Europ’art, Geneva, Switzerland
2002 : Envie d’art Gallery, Paris, France
2001 : SALON DE MARS, Geneva, Switzerland
2000 : THE STARS: TWENTY YEARS, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2000 : Fletcher Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2000 : “1960/2000 La Chine sur papier”, Le Bateau Lavoir, Paris, France
1995 : CHINA, ITINERARY 95, Levallois City Hall; Palais Bénédictine, Fécamp, France.
1995 : VANGUARDIAS CHINAS 15 ANOS, Santa Monica Art Center, Barcelona, Spain
1993 : GRAVURES D’ASIE, Korean Cultural Center, Paris, France
1992 : SALON INTERNATIONAL, MAE, Saint Aignan, France
1989 : THE STARS: 10 YEARS, Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong; Taipei, Taiwan
1989 : TIANANMEN, JUNE FOURTH, Pompidou Center, Paris, France
1989 : L’ATELIER, Servandoni Gallery, Paris, France
1988 : CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART, Lagny, France
1988 : OLYMPIAD OF ART, Seoul, South Korea
LE BOIS GRAVE EN CHINE ET EN OCCIDENT, Centre Culturel de Boulogne Billancourt, France
1987 : SALON FIGURATION CRITIQUE, Paris, France
1987 : CHINESE WOOD ENGRAVING, Pompidou Center, Paris, France
1987: CONTEMPORARY WOOD ENGRAVING, Maison des Métiers d’Art, Marseille, France
1987 : CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART, Paron, France.
1986 : CRITICAL FIGURATION, Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1986 : ART EXPO, New York, USA
1986: SEVEN ARTISTS FROM CHINA (Ai Weiwei, Bai Jingzhou, Li Shuang, Ma Desheng, Yan Li, Yuan Yunsheng, Zhang Hongtu) Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1986: AVANT-GARDE CHINESE ART, City Gallery, New York, USA
1986: CHINA HAS TALENT, Crossroads of China, Paris, France
1985 : SALON FIGURATION CRITIQUE, Paris, France
1985 : MAIL ART, Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris, France
1984 : ARCO, Madrid, Spain
1984 : SALON D’AUTOMNE, Paris, France
1980 : The STARS, China Art Gallery, Beijing, China
1979 : The STARS, Huafangzhai Gallery, Beijing, China
