Yu Bogong Sparta, 2014 Installation White wax plant, iron D: 3.8 cm, L: 205 cm Yu Bogong is one of the enigmatic figures to have emerged from the Yuanming Garden artist village, a founding avant-garde movement in the early 1990s. After the dispersal of this community, Bogong has proceeded to pursue a nomadic approach with a wide-ranging practice comprising sculpture, drawing, game experiments, neon diagrams, and installations. Yu Bogong (b.1970, Inner Mongolia) currently lives and works in Beijing. Major solo exhibitions include: White Space, Beijing (2011); Magician Space, Beijing (2008); China Art Archives & Warehouse (2007). Group exhibitions include: Mercator Foundation, Essen (2012); Songzhuang Art Center (2011); Iberia Center for Contemporary Art (2011); Huang Jueping Art Museum, Chongqing (2009); Tang Contemporary Art (2008).
