Gao Zhen 1956 Born in Jinan, China
Gao Qiang 1962 Born in Jinan, China

2002
2001
2000
1995

“A Dinner With The Homeless People”, performance, Jinan, China
"Embrace: Gao Brothers' New Works", Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
"Fuse: Gao Brothers' Photography", Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China
"The End of Mankind: Gao Brothers' Installations", Jinan Painting Institute. China

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2005

"Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China",
 Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, USA

"Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China",
  The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, USA

"Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China",
  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, USA

"Vehicle and Mirror Image"
 Beijing New Art Projects, 798 Art District, Beijing, China

"SCRATCH-OR China-Singapore Digital Image Art Exhibition"
  Beijing New Art Projects", 798 Art District, Beijing, China

2004

"Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China",
 International Cente of Photography and Asia Society, New York

"Tiananmen",
  Chinese Eyes Gallery, Paris

"Disegnare il marno - 40 artisti internazionali per Carrara",
  Carrara, Italy

2003

“The 2nd International Photo Festival of Rome",
  L'Officina, Rome, Italy

“Chinese Art Today”,
  China Century Altar, Beijing

"Bare Androgyny - A group show of contemporary art",
  798 Art Community, Beijing

2002

"The First Triennial Of Chinese Arts",
  Guangzhou Art Museum. China

"Pingyao International Photo Festival of Rome",
  Pingyao, China

"Limits of Bodies",
  Shangrila, Beijing

2001

"The 5th Los Angeles International Biennale", 
  Bergamot Station Arts Center, USA

"The First Tirana Biennale",
  National Gallery & Chinese Pavilion, Albania

"Mao Y'a Pas Photo",
  Espace d'Art Contemporain of La Rochelle, Paris

"Rotate 360 - Chinese Plan Art Exhibition", 
  Paragold Int'I Art Centre, Shanghai, China

2000

"China Avant-garde Artists Documents”, 
  Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan

"Portraits, Figures, Couples and Groups from the MCAF collection",
  BIZART, Shanghai, China

"Family?ContemporaryArt Project",
  Yuexing International Furniture Center, Shanghai, China

1999

"Man and Animal",
  Performance show, Beijing

"The 2nd Annual Exhibition of ContemporarySculpture",
  Shenzen, China

"The Documentary Exhibition of World Chinese Installation Art",
  Hongkong Art Commune

1992

"Guangzhou Biennale",
  Guangzhou, China

1989

"China Avant-Garde",
  China National Art Museum, Beijing, China

1985

“Shandong Modern Art Exhibition”,
  Jinan, China

MAIN WORKS:

"Waiting For Fireworks In NYC", photograph, 2004
"A Big Building Unfinished For Ever", photograph, 2003
"Hug!Hug!", photograph , 2002
"20 People Hired To Hug", performance / photograph / video, 2002
"A Dinner With The Homeless People", performance, 2002
"The Utopia Of Hugging For Twenty Minutes", performance, 2000
"Sense of Space", photograph, 2000
"Critical: A Series Of Great Crosses", sculpture / installation, 1994-1996
"Mass At Midnight", installation, 1989

MAIN PUBLICATIONS & BIBLIOGRAPHY:

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“One Day In Beijing”,
  Gao Brothers, Beijing Broadcast College Publishing House, 2004
“The Report Of Art Environment”,
  Gao Brothers,Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House Of China, 2003
“The State Of China Avant-Garde”,
  Gao Brothers, Jiangsu People Publishing House Of China, 2002
“Gao Brothers”,
  The Courtyard Gallery Of Beijing, 2001
“Critical: A Series Of Great Crosses & Other Works
- Dialogue, Critical Discourse and Study on Gao Brothers' Art”,
  Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House of China, 1996
“Conceptual Art: Deconstruction and Reconstruction”, 
  Zhang Xiaoling, Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House of China, 1999
“Pop Art: Disruption and Continuity”,
  Sun Jin, Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House of China, 1999
“A History of China Modern Art 1979-1989”, 
  Lu Peng and Yi Dan, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House of China, 1992
“90s Art China 1990-1999”
  Lu Peng, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House of China, 2000
Review in “The New York Times”, October 29, 2000, USA
Review in “World Fine Arts”, April, 1998, China