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| Gender: | Male |
| About: | |
Colin Siyuan Chinnery is an artist and curator based in Beijing. Chinnery graduated in Chinese Language and Civilisation at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1997. From 1998 to 2002 he worked at the British Library's International Dunhuang Project, a project dedicated to facilitating international research of the voluminous collection of ancient manuscripts discovered in Dunhuang, setting up the project's Beijing office at the National Library of China. In 2002 Chinnery moved to China and began exhibiting widely as an artist in China, Europe and the US. Recently he started developing a major project titled Sound Terminus, a multi-faceted undertaking including a history of social sounds, sound art, online social engagement, and collaborative projects, and this is being developed into an institution that will open to the public in 2022. Chinnery was Director in 2009 and 2010 of ShContemporary Art Fair in Shanghai, and between 2006-2008 he was Deputy Director and Chief Curator of Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing, playing a central role in setting up China's first major contemporary art institution. Between 2003 and 2006, as Arts Manager for the British Council in Beijing, he initiated major projects in experimental theatre, live art, sound art, and visual arts, bringing a wider public into contact with experimental practice. Chinnery writes regularly about contemporary art and is contributing editor for Frieze magazine. |
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| Opening: | Sep 11, 2021 Saturday |
| Curator: | Colin Siyuan Chinnery |
| Gender: | Male |
| About: | |
Colin Siyuan Chinnery is an artist and curator based in Beijing. Chinnery graduated in Chinese Language and Civilisation at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1997. From 1998 to 2002 he worked at the British Library's International Dunhuang Project, a project dedicated to facilitating international research of the voluminous collection of ancient manuscripts discovered in Dunhuang, setting up the project's Beijing office at the National Library of China. In 2002 Chinnery moved to China and began exhibiting widely as an artist in China, Europe and the US. Recently he started developing a major project titled Sound Terminus, a multi-faceted undertaking including a history of social sounds, sound art, online social engagement, and collaborative projects, and this is being developed into an institution that will open to the public in 2022. Chinnery was Director in 2009 and 2010 of ShContemporary Art Fair in Shanghai, and between 2006-2008 he was Deputy Director and Chief Curator of Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing, playing a central role in setting up China's first major contemporary art institution. Between 2003 and 2006, as Arts Manager for the British Council in Beijing, he initiated major projects in experimental theatre, live art, sound art, and visual arts, bringing a wider public into contact with experimental practice. Chinnery writes regularly about contemporary art and is contributing editor for Frieze magazine. |
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| Opening: | Sep 11, 2021 Saturday |
| Curator: | Colin Siyuan Chinnery |
