Pai'an Chen

Chen Pai'an Born in 1988 in Guangzhou, China, currently resides in his hometown. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Sculpture Department of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China and has been engaged in artistic practice ever since. His art represents a departure from traditional paradigms, inventively integrating the visual grammar and methodologies of commercial advertising into the context of contemporary art. This approach constructs a system of deconstruction and reconstruction of commodity symbols, fostering a profound insight into the cultural phenomena of consumer society. Grounded in cross-media practices, his creations employ witty and humorous linguistic strategies to offer a dual perspective on natural landscapes and artificial scenery, revealing the sublime essence that lies beneath apparent conflicts.

Solo exhibition / Dual exhibition “Ground Drilling”, Gene Gallery, Shanghai, China (2025) “Be An Artist Then?”, Gene Gallery, Shanghai, China (2021) “What Kinda Joke Is This”, Canton Gallery, Guangzhou, China (2019) “Breeding in the Last Room”, 1a Space, Hong Kong, China (2018)

Selected group exhibitions “Meme to Jam 2.0”, J7 ART, Shanghai, China (2025) “Z Generation of Third Culture: Interculture Child”, Soul Art, Beijing, China (2025) “Meme to Jam”, X sign Space, Hangzhou, China (2024) “Silo Dreams”, Keyi Gallery, Hefei, China (2024) “ASPHALT”, Gene Gallery, Shanghai, China (2024) “Passing Between Reality and Falsehood”, Gene Gallery, Shanghai, China (2022) “Fellows”, SNAP, Shanghai, China (2022) “60169019”, Brownie Project, Shanghai, China (2019) “Prepositive Future”, Dongguan Culture Center, Dongguan, China (2019) “From Its Course Into Channels”, Hessel Museum of Art, New York, America (2019) “Big Workout”, AMNUA, Nanjing, China (2018) “Chen Paian, Wong Wing Sang, Wu Sibo”, TABULA RASA, Beijing, China (2018)