
Ma Han
Chinese, b. 1968
Born in Hunan province, China, Ma Han graduated from the department of Oil painting of the China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou. He started his artistic career as early as 1994 and has been actively participating in numerous renowned international art fairs such as Art HK, Dubai Art Fair, La Biennale di Venezia, etc.
Ma Han has witnessed the urban development and demolition
of Beijing's ancient city Hutongs(胡同), city walls and 20th Century edifices. Since 2009, he has made dust and debris from razed architectural structures the subject of his studies. In'Every Crush Isn't the Same' and'Crush City' series, he intends to bring about a rebirth of culture from the rubble. All of the materials in his collection of over 20 types of demolition materials include marble, stone, cement, red, and grey brick, river rock, glass and ceramics
have been manually transformed into a uniform shape and size, and by reusing the materials in a new light with a new perspective, he has created a diary of mourning of this city
Through his art, Ma Han wishes to make a connection between the demolished and the newly built, reminding us of the generational cycle of birth to destruction to rebirth.
Ma Han specialised in oil painting and started his mixed media projects since 2005. Has had over 40 international solo and group exhibitions in China, Japan, Germany, France, U.S., Switzerland, Italy, Russia and Dubai. Has participated in various internationally
recognized art fairs such as La Biennale di Venezia (2011), Art HK (2009) and Art Dubai (2008). Had an auction record price of
HK$489,382 (US$62,7 40) fetched at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2008.
His work (White Collar and Pink Collar) was selected and highly promoted at the main entrance of Art HK 2009 and Art Stage Singapore 2016 respectively Popular amongst public and private art collectors which include Swire properties and Uli Sigg.
Educations and Background
1994 Graduated from the Department of Oil painting of the China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China
Signatures
2016
Public Installation Art Project "Pink Collar" at Art Stage Singapore
2009
Public Installation Art Project "White Collar" at Art HK 2009
Solo Exhibitions
2015
From the depth of three feet underground to a height of three feet
above ground, MOUart, Beijing
2014
Plant - Ma Han personal project, Action Space, Black Bridge, Beijing
2013
The Exhibition of Mahan's Project, Sanlitun,
The Opposite House, Beijing
2009
Permeating: A Visual Experience With No Place to Hide, Found
Museum, Beijing
2007
Today's Landscape - From Ma Han, Sanshang Art Beijing Gallery
2003
Pingyao International Photography Festival: Personal Exhibition,
Shanxi Pingyao
Floating - Ma Han Exhibition, Western Academy of Beijing
1994
Ma Han Installation Exhibition, Exhibition Hall at China Academy
of Fine Art, Hangzhou
Group Exhibitions
2016
Tongxi - The 3rd China International Art Forum & Exhibition on
Installation Art, Today Art Museum, Beijing
Art Stage Singapore, MBS Expo & Convention Centre
2015
A Contemporary History Path by the West Lake, Sanshang Art Museum, Hangzhou
2014
China International Installation Art Exhibition, Long
Museum, Shanghai
Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Customs Museum
Bordeaux, France
Commensalism: 2014 Meixihu Exhibition of International
Architecture, Hunan, Changsha
Memory of rhetoric - Italy Biennial, Beijing, Italy
Riverside district, Songzhuang Art Museum, Beijing
2013
Spread -The 2th Da Tong International Biennale Exhibition of Sculptures, Da Tong Shan Xi

Group Exhibitions
2012
Cold Encounter- Contemporary Art Exhibition, Soka Art, Beijing
The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial: First Round Project Exhibition,
Guangzhou Museum
2011
Chinese Contemporary Art, Mairie 5, Paris, France
OPEN 14. International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations,
Lido, Venezia
The 54th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia
- Collateral Event-"Cracked Culture? the Quest for Identity in
Chinese Contemporary Art", Veezia, Italy
2010
The Vibrant Art Concert - First Contemporary Art Exhibition,
Guangzhou Opera House
Nature of China, True Color Museum, Suzhou, Jiangsu
2009
Trends in Hubei and Hunan - Chinese Contemporary Art in Hubei & Hunan1985-2009, Guangdong Art Museum
Hong Kong International Art Fair - Installations Exhibition, Exhibition
Center, Hong Kong
2008
Escape, Today Art Museum, Beijing
Hypallage - The post-modern mode of Chinese contemporary art, Hua Museum, Shenzhen
Biennale d'Arte di, Sabbioneta, Italy
Unpack - Chinese Experimental Exhibition, China Academy of Art
Dialogues at Art Dubai, Contrasts Gallery in Dubai Art Fair
2007
Rewind «Remix» Fast-Forward: Chinese Contemporary Art, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai
China onward: the Estella Collection: Chinese contemporary art, 1996-2006, Louisiana Museum, Denmark/ Israel
Museum, Jerusalem
China on Paper, 456 Gallery, New York
Chinese Contemporary Social Art, The State Tretyakov
Museum, Moscow
2006
Contemporary Art from China, Marchina Arte contemporanea, Brescia, Italy
Brescia Marchina Arte Crossover: Beyond Art & Design, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai
Made in China, Vecchiato Gallery, Padova, Italy
2005
From Jingdezhen to PVC, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, Beijing
Dream Producers: The Imaginary Museum of Chinese Contemporary Art, Cheng Xindong Contemporary Art, Beijing
China- Dynamics of the Public Space, L.A. Galerie Lothar Albrecht, Germany
2004
Art-Space-China, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany
Distance, Aomori Contemporary Art Center, Aomori, Japan
The 1st Beijing Architecture Biennale, Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, Beijing
Asian factories, Bologna Museum of Contemporary Art, Italy
One to One-Visions, Chambers Fine Arts, New York
I like Lille,I like eating Lille, Lille Contemporary Art Center, France
2003
Floating, Beijing
2002
Beijing Ukiyoe : Beijing Tokyo Art Project, Tokyo Gallery, Beijing
The Long March: A Working Visual Display, Kunming
Welcome China, Soardi Gallery, Nice; Miami, America
2001
Contemporary Chinese Art: Part II, Urs Meile Gallery, Switzerland
Illuminator, China Art Archives Warehouse, Beijing
Crossroad: Artistic Scheme on Urban Public Environment, Chengdu Modern Art Museum
Disorientation - Photography and Video in China Today, Chambers Fine Art, New York
New Jumping-Off Point, Artist Warehouse, Beijing
2000
Post Material - Interpretations of Everyday Life by Contemporary Chinese Artists, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing