Ziyang Wu

Ziyang Wu (born 1990) is a contemporary artist based in New York, United States. He currently teaches at School of Visual Arts in the BFA Fine Arts Department. Wu obtained his Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Florence Academy of Fine Art in Italy.

Artistic practice

Wu’s art practice mainly focuses on the "micro-alienation" phenomenon within the contemporary society, which consists of the impact and control on individual's spirit and body by modern technology, internet power and popular culture. Wu works in multimedia installation, performance, interactive media, and digital video, such as sensor based interactive installation and augmented reality application.

Selected exhibitions

• 2019 – Open Video Call, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• 2019 – Where Are We Going? School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA.
• 2019 – Where We Met?
• 2018 – Art(ists) on the Verge 9, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, USA.
• 2018 – Fantasy City, WF Central.
• 2018 – RESET, Powerlong Museum.
• 2017 – Dead Air, Cohen Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
• 2017 – Amassing Force, Today Art Museum.
• 2017 – Andy Warhol: Minnesota Goes Pop, Rochester Art Center, MN, USA.
• 2016 – Meredith Sands / Ziyang Wu, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, USA.
• 2016 – The City’s Ephemeral Gestures, Providence Biennial for Contemporary Art, USA.
• 2015 – The ROCI Road to Peace: Experiments in the Unfamiliar. Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, USA.
• 2015 – Half Master. Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA.