Carol Yinghua Lu is a

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, art critic and writer who lives and works in

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Early life

Lu was born in

Chaozhou Chaozhou ( zh, t=潮州), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, ...

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

, China, in 1977. Lu graduated from the critical studies programme of

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at Sweden’s

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in 2005 and served as a China Researcher for

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from 2005 to 2007.

Career

Lu is a contributing editor at

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, a London-based art magazine, co-founder and co-editor of Contemporary Art & Investment magazine, and sits on the editorial board for the Arnolfini Art Center’s Far West magazine. Lu writes essays on contemporary art research for many international art journals and magazines, including

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journal, The Exhibitionist, Yishu, and Tate. Her texts on contemporary art have also appeared in many art catalogues, books, publications, and critical readers. Lu's writing focuses on providing documentation of contemporary art trends in Asia, as well as reflection on the impact of political, financial and creative conditions on Asia's artists, critics, curators and gallerists. In 2007 she was one of three curators of the 7th

Shenzhen Biennale Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the no ...

, titled "''Accidental Message: Art Is Not A System, Not A World''". Lu, along with her colleagues Liu Ding and Su Wei focused on experimental art practice in China since 1989 to 2000 to shape an observation of a local history. From 2009-2010, Lu directed a project space for the

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. And in 2011 she curated the project "Little Movements: Self-Practices in Contemporary Art", with Liu Ding initiated, that was exhibited at the OCT Contemporary Art Terminal in Shenzhen, and went on an international tour from 2012. In 2011 Lu was part of the selection panel for the 54th Golden Lion Award at the

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. In 2012 she was a Co-Artistic Director of ROUNDTABLE: The 9th

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(Korea, 2012). She has curated exhibitions with artists such as

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Francesco Clemente Francesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist. He has lived at various times in Italy, India and New York City. Some of his work is influenced by the traditional art and culture of India. He has worked in various a ...

Béatrice Cussol Béatrice Cussol (born 1970) is a French artist and writer. She was born in Toulouse and received a from the Ecole Pilote Internationale d'Arte et de Recherche. She lives in Paris and teaches at the École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Ro ...

, Chen Man,

Jan Saudek Jan Saudek (born 13 May 1935) is an art photographer and painter. Saudek's art work represents a unique technique combining photography and painting. In his country of origin, Czechoslovakia, Saudek was considered a disturbed artist and oppress ...

Rosemarie Trockel Rosemarie Trockel (born 13 November 1952) is a German conceptual artist. She has made drawings, paintings, sculptures, videos and installations, and has worked in mixed media. From 1985, she made pictures using knitting-machines. She is a pro ...

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (;''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''"Warhol" born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol ...

, Gao Yu, Zhuang Hui, Chen Shaoxiong, Leng Wen, Yan Xing, Lu Zhengyuan, Martha Rosler, Gao Shiming, the Raqs Media Collective, Hu Fang, and Dan'er. Lu's book on the work of Chinese artist Wang Yin (born 1964) situates his work within the historical context of twentieth-century Chinese painting, as well as broader shifts in modern Chinese culture.

References

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