Tian Taiquan, born in Chongqing, graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Institution in 1984. The artist practiced in conceptual photography earlier in China. Tian's most renowned series, namely "Lost", "Totem Recollection", etc are about the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution.
Works of Tian Taiquan have developed in aspect of time, in other words, Past, Present & Future. "Cultural Revolution" series is concerned about the history of China; "Internet Focus" series is the artistic expression of current social phenomonen all over the world; and "7010 - Life After People" series focus on ultimate destiny of human beings. From 2005 to 2010, Tian Taiquan's works have been exhibited in around 20 solo exhibitions and 40 joint exhibitions across the continents, such as China, United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Canada, Singapore Spain, Australia, Korea, etc. They are widely collected in numerous international institutions, University of Wisconsin System in United States, University of Salford in United Kingdom, Guanfu Museum, Shijiazhuang Contemporary Art Museum, Macao Museum of Art and so on. Tian is the residence artist in "Tank Loft‧Chongqing Contemporary Art Center" currently.
1960
Born in Chongqing, China
1984
Graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Institution, Chongqing, China
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012
Totem Recollection Tian Taiquan Photographic Exhibition, Hong Kong
2010
"7010 - Life After People", Exhibition of Tian Taiquan Photographic Work, Chongqing, China
"7010 - Life After People", Exhibition of Tian Taiquan Photographic Work, Yuannan, China
"7010 - Life After People", Exhibition of Tian Taiquan Photographic Work, Shanghai, China
"7010 - Life After People", Exhibition of Tian Taiquan Photographic Work, Pingyao, China
2009
"Hide And Seek", Tian Taiquan Solo Exhibition, Beijing, China
"Internet Focus", Pingyao International Photography Festival, Shanxi, China
"Tears of Eros", London, United Kingdom
2008
"Not a Dinner Party", Toronto, Canada
"Tears of Eros", Manchester, United Kingdom
"Nature", Shanghai, China
2007
"Truth & Memory", Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Shanghai, China
"Marks", Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Shijiazhuang Contemporary Art Museum, Hebei, China
"A Lonely Studio Story", Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Singapore
"Totem recollection", Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, Shanxi, China
"Lethe", Chongqing, China
"Lethe", Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, Shanxi, China
2006
"Lethe", Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
"Abnormal Feeling", Tian Taiquan Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Sichuan, China
1986
"Conceptual Photography", Tian Taiquan Photography Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
Rising Dragon·Contemporary Chinese Photography, San Jose Museum of Art, USA
2012
AMARCORD, Germany
Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography, America
Stepping In•Nature: MAM Collection of Chinese Conceptual Photography, Macao
2011
"16th Annual Los Angeles Art Show", Los Angeles, United States
"Eccentric Expressions China" Exhibition, The Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Strange Life, Zurich University, Switzerland
New Media Arts Dialogue Exhibition of China and Austria, Shandong, China
Visual Literacy, Shanghai, China
Chongqing Fengjie International Photography Festival, China
"Vous avez dit Révolution ?", France
Anthropocène, Art by Geneve, Geneva
Unabie to Pay a Kindness, China
2010
"Platforms and Cultures of the World", ARTPARIS+GUESTS 2010, Grand Palais, Paris, France
"2010 Experimental Art Document Exhibition", Beijing, China
"National Photographic Art Exhibition", China
Russia Beileijia International Photography Exhibition, Russia
Australia International Photography Competition, Australia
2009
"Chinese Scene‧Chongqing Chapter", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chongqing, China
"Original Sin", Shanghai, China
"Vivid - When Art Meets the Digital", Spectacle - New Media Art Biennale, Kunming, China
"Shanghai Memory - Photography & DV Exhibition of 60 Artists", Nanjing, China
"The first West China Contemporary Photography Art Invitational Exhibition", Nanping International Exhibition Center, Chongqing, China
ESSENCE of CHINA, Shanghai, China
Miami 08 ART ASIA, USA
2008
"Art Basel Miami Beach", Miami, United States
"China's Unwanted Girls", New York, United States
"Crack of the City", Beijing, China
"Shanghai Art Fair", Shanghai
"Mediascape", Beijing, China
"Golden Eyes Art Fair 2008", Seoul, South Korea
"Conversation‧2008‧China image", Beijing, China
"Assemblage Under The Five Rings", China Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
"Emersion of The Dream", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
"KITAI PVERIOD - CHINA FORWARD!!!!", Moscow, Russia
Shanghai Spring Art Salon, Shanghai, China
"55 Days in Valencia‧Chinese Art Meeting", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM), Valencia, Spain
2007
"Unforgettable, Beijing, China
"Grassroots Humanism - 21 Cases in Contemporary Art", Beijing, China
"Revolution - From Reality to Imagination", Beijing, China
"Figural Pleasure", Kunming, China
"China Photography Collection and Exhibition 2007", Beijing, China
"Asia International Arts & Antiques Fair 2007", Hong Kong, China
"The Perspective of Chinese Art at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute", University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin, United States
"Foreordination and Transcendence", Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Singapore
2006
"Foreordination and Transcendence", Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Beijing, China
"First Sign", Contemporary Arts Invitational Exhibition 2006, Beijing
"Media City Seoul 2006", The 4th Seoul international Media Art Biennale, Seoul, Korea
"Arts makes World a Better Place", Shanghai, China
"Tank from Chongqing", Contemporary Arts Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
"Size Decides Attitude", The First 5X7 Picture-Taking Biennale Project, Pingyao, China
2005
"Beyond Temporality", Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
"Inward Gazes - Documentaries of Chinese Performance Art", Macao, China