Português
1982, lives and works at Amsterdam, Netherlands
Through new media, installations, video, and film, Bo Wang’s practice engages sociopolitical and cultural themes in contemporary China and beyond. His early documentary works examine structures of power, economy, and ideology, as well as the ways in which the Chinese state maintains its authoritarian regime while adopting capitalism. Working with critical and contemporary materials, his recent essay films, in engaging with capitalism and globalization, offer significant potential for critical self-reflection. They also explore tensions between individualism and nationalism, the absurdity of reality and systems of structured knowledge, and the relationships between authenticity and authority. Wang’s work presents provocative portrayals of China by exposing contradictions in its cultural identity, transformations of physical space, power structures, perceptions of time and history, and in the production and consumption of images. These themes intersect, particularly in how we understand the experience of modernity. His practice is research-based and often involves archival materials, myths, historical narratives, and accounts of personal experience.
