GAO Lei
Gao Lei(b.1980)'s works often utilize a lowly saturated and minimal symmetric composition. An underlying tension lies just below the calm surface of the image, teetering between order and chaos, stoicism and comedy, inciting paradoxical feelings of humor and severity. Selecting the ordinary objects as his mediums, Gao Lei employs their ‘standardized’ nature as the primary element in his work and relates them to streamlined social systems. The ambiguous interconnection and disparity between such objects suggest a conflicted relationship between individual and authority and seek to disrupt the continuity of order. Gao Lei’s artistic vocabulary is terse as a riddle, employing ordinary objects as vehicles for inner emotions and driving forces through exact yet subtle composites. The forces as the connection between the artist’s inner center and the external world are restrained and counterbalanced by the artist, which are presented precisely as the rigor and technicality of the artworks.
Geo Lei received a degree in Digital Media at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2016 and currently working based in Beijing. He held solo exhibitions at ARARIO Gallery I Seoul (Seoul, Korea) in 2017, White Space (Beijing, China) in 2016, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan), ARARIO Gallery I Shanghai (Shanghai, China) in 2014 and participated in numerous group shows at Hive Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing, China) in 2020, Galerie Liusa Wang (Paris, France) in 2016, Klein Sun Gallery (New York, US) and Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery (London, UK) in 2016. Works of Gao Lei collected at Singapore Art Museum (Singapore), Museum Jean Tinguely (Switzerland), Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts (China), Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum (China), dslcollection (France), Long Museum (China), and ARARIO Museum (Korea).
- The Fragmentary Territory, 2020
- 失去扳机的领土 | The Cut Territory, 2020
- 神圣人-遗迹 | Homo Sacer-Monuments, 2019
- 起源 | Origin, 2019
- 神圣人 | Homo Sacer, 2018
- 神圣人 | Homo Sacer, 2018
- 神圣人 | Homo Sacer, 2018
- 神圣人 | Homo Sacer, 2018
- Test Substance, 2017
- 供词 | Confession, 2017
- 冠冕 - 4K | Crown - 4K, 2017
- 弥赛亚 ——< J >
< 5 >的混合梦境 | Messiah – The Mixed Dream of 2017, , and <5>, - 折断胳膊之中 | In Middle of the Broken Arm, 2017
- 捕获器 - 人工智能 | Catcher - AI, 2017
- 捕获器 - 货币 | Catcher - Currency, 2017
- 无题(显微镜)| Untitled (Microscope), 2017
- 无题(机械计算机)| Untitled (Mechnical Calculator), 2017
- 无题(经纬仪)| Untitled (Theodolite), 2017
- 无题(胶片盒)| Untitled (Film Holder), 2017
- 无题(锯)| Untitled (Blade), 2017
- 无题(鼓)| Untitled (Drum), 2017
- M-JZC350, 2016
- Pause No.1 暂停 No.1, 2015
- Pause No.2 暂停 No.2, 2015
- 休眠 | Hibernate, 2015
- 暂停 No.10 | Pause No.10, 2015
- 暂停 No.4 | Pause No.4, 2015
- 暂停 No.5 | Pause No.5, 2015
- 暂停 No.6 | Pause No.6, 2015
- 暂停 No.7 | Pause No.7, 2015
- 暂停 No.8 | Pause No.8, 2015
- 暂停 No.9 | Pause No.9, 2015
- E-50, 2014
- Scene No.7, 2009
- Scene No.9, 2008
Beyond the Sculpture: The Unrealized
A23 March - 30 April 2020ShanghaiRead moreA Strong Wind in Beijing
29 October 2019 - 10 May 2020CheonanRead moreGAO Lei: Enzyme of Trial
23 November 2017 - 14 January 2018SeoulRead moreVOICE OF ASIA
1 July - 27 August 2017ShanghaiRead moreGAO Lei
21 November 2014 - 8 February 2015ShanghaiRead moreGAO Lei: Projections 投射
2 June - 19 August 2012SeoulPeriod | Thursday, July 12th – Sunday, August 19th, 2012 Venue | Arario Gallery Seoul cheongdam Works | 22 pieces including installation, sculpture and photograph Opening Reception | 6pm, Thursday,...Read moreArtists with Arario 2011: Part 2
17 November - 31 December 2011SeoulPeriod | 17 November-31 December, 2011 Venue | ARARIO GALLERY Seoul cheongdam Works | 30 pieces including video, installation, sculpture and painting Participating Artists | Gao Lei, Han Sungpil, Hanna...Read moreYoung Chinese Artists: DAYBREAK
8 September - 30 October 2011CheonanPeriod | Thursday, July 12th – Sunday, August 19th, 2012 Venue | Arario Gallery Cheonan Works | 22 pieces including installation, sculpture and photograph Participating Artists| Chen Ke, Cheng Ran,...Read moreAlmost Tangible
1 June - 21 August 2011ShanghaiRead moreFuture-together
28 May - 26 July 2009ShanghaiRead more
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[Art Fair] Art Basel Hong Kong 2022
17 May 2022Arario Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the Satellite Booth and Online Viewing Room section at Art Basel Hong Kong 2022. Welcoming onsite...Read more -
[Gallery] Exhibition Notice
3 January 2018Arario Gallery Seoul will be extending Gao Lei’s solo exhibition 'Enzyme of Trial' through January 14th, 2018.Read more