Zhu Yu, born in 1970 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, was a pioneer of conceptual art in the 1990s. Whether in the painting practice that spans his career, his conceptual artworks or his early performance works, the artistic language he has explored has always defied classification. From the 1990s to the early 2000s, Zhu Yu mainly worked in performance art. Zhu explored the moral and psychological boundaries of using the body in works of art—a line of inquiry in keeping with his overall practice, through which he challenges the language of art, probing its limitations and asking who polices its boundaries. He lives and works in Beijing.

The White Rabbit Collection is one of the world’s most extensive and significant collections of contemporary art from China. With a focus on works created since the year 2000, the Collection contains almost 3,000 works by over 750 artists and continues to expand. Note that when you click on the link below you will be forwarded to the White Rabbit Collection website.

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