Biography
Gao Yutao's work touches on memory, time and everyday objects, and he creates photographs, installations, videos and works on paper according to his own interests. He tries to explore how to replace the bland functionality of everyday things with a poetic artistic approach in his creations. He combines and arranges ordinary things again. In a completely unexpected way, he makes people face the familiar things in daily life again, and makes them generate a new relationship and new emotions.
Born 1988 in Hunan, China
Lives and works in Shanghai, China
Education
2011, Bachelor's degree, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Sichuan, China
2019, Master's degree, Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Meisterschüler/honored student of Katharina Fritsch, Dusseldorf, Germany
Solo Exhibitions
2025, Base, Ming Yuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2024, The Stones: Near Yet Far, Repose Gallery, Guangzhou, China
2022, Refuse / Harvest, Julia Ritterskamp Art Space, Düsseldorf, Germany
2021, Aljoscha & Gao Yutao & Leiko Ikemuma, Museum of Contemporary Art Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2019, Mount Sumeru hides mustard seed, Migratory Bird Space, Berlin, Germany
2017, “But... Is It Photography?" - Düsseldorf Photo Week(with Katharina Veerkamp), Julia Ritterskamp Art Space, Düsseldorf, Germany
Group Exhibitions
2025, Wandering, YingYi Gallery, Peking, China
2025, Beyond the Location, Ming Yuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2025, Gönn dir was, Jr-projekte, Düsseldorf, Germany
2025, Element of her in Art, Levantart Gallery, Shanghai, China
2025, 20th Sea Horizon Painting and sculpture Exhibition, Dimension of Images, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2024-2025, 如果世界上的新鲜事物都曾出现, SUHE ART HOME, Shanghai, China
2024-2025, 52 HERTZ, YOUTH ENERGY CENTER, Shanghai, China
2024-2025, 1+1, Galerie Met, Berlin, Germany
2024, Mountain Water Wandering, JiuShi Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2024, Reisen in Abwesenheit des Körpers, Duolun Museum, Shanghai, China
2024, DUST & STAR, Dose Gallery, Shanghai, China
2024, Leaving From The Ground, Chun Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2024, A Way of Crossing Space, Levantart Gallery, Shanghai, China
2024, Die Welt In Einer Hand, Julia Ritterskamp Art Space, Düsseldorf, Germany
2024, Site Re-Sequenced, Longgang CC, Shenzhen, China
2024, The Sky is Where We Should Have Started, M Art Center, Shanghai, China
2024, From ZERO to Infinity, Last Art Project, Shanghai, China
2024, Flow and Growth, Shanghai International Photography Festival, Shanghai, China
2024, Mountain and Sean Fantasy, Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
2023, TOP20 Chinese Contemporary Photographer, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2023, Romantic Wandering, Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China
2023, Parallel Exhibition of 2023 Chengdu Biennale - Fluidscape, Unique Art Center, Chengdu, China
2023, Exhibition of works by Chinese artists in Germany,Tag Art Museum, Qingdao, China
2023, Night, is a Narrative about Light, BONIAN SPACE, Shanghai, China
2023, The Way of Crossing Space, Langfeng Gallery, Shanghai, China
2023, Fluidscape, Parallel Exhibition of Chengdu Biennale, Unique Art Center, Cheng Du, China
2022, In the Shadows Under the Trees - Photo Brussels Festival 06, Hangar Art Center, Ixelles, Belgium
2022, Wandering Eyes: Works by Chinese Artists Traveling to Germany, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
2022, Artificial Nature, After Hill Art Center, Guangzhou, China
2022,A Light and A Heavy Body, C-Space+Local, Beijing, China
2022, Come on Waves, Dahou Gallery, Xiamen, China
2022, BFC Bund Art Season, Lang Feng Gallery, Shanghai, China
2021, Füllhorn, Julia Ritterskamp Art Space, Düsseldorf, Germany
2020, In Order of Appearance, Ständehaus K21, Dusseldorf, Germany
2019, On Equal Terms, Priska Pasquer Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2019, Hypógeion, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
2019, 73. Internationale Bergische Kunstausstellung, Kunstmuseum, Solingen, Germany
2019, Artist Room, Ernst & Young, Düsseldorf, Germany
2019, Blind Spot, Levant art Gallery, Shanghai, China
2019, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf @ McKinsey & Company , Düsseldorf, Germany
2018, Digital Gods, die digitale, digital art & music festival, Weltkunstzimmer, Düsseldorf, Germany
2018, HYPER AGAIN - Class of Katharina Fritsch and Daniel Richter, Sempordepot, Wien, Austria
2018, düsseldorf museum night, EY Benefits Auction (Ernst & Young), Düsseldorf, Germany
2018, RISING STARS, Kunstbroeders Gallery, Amersfoort, Holland
2018, Resonance - Chinese Young artists in Germany, Kunstraum Vila Friede, Bonn, Germany
2017, Grieger Relaunch, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf, German
2017, Grieger Relaunch, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf, Germany
2017, Salz, Evelyndrewes Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2016, Three Shadows Photography Award Exhibition, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing, China
Art Fairs
2025, Beijing Dangdai Art Fair, BONIAN SPACE, Beijing, China
2025, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, BONIAN SPACE, Shanghai, China
2024, Art Shenzhen, BONIAN SPACE, Shenzhen, China
2024, ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Levantart Gallery, Shanghai, China
2023, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, BONIAN SPACE, Shanghai, China
2022, BFC Art Festival, Lang Feng Gallery, Shanghai, China
2019, Paris Photo, Priska Pasquer Gallery, Paris, France
Awards
2023, Top20 Chinese Contemporary Photography, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2022, Prize Photo Brussels Festival 06, Hangar Art Center, Ixelles, Belgium
2019, 73. Internationale Bergische Kunstausstellung, Kunstmuseum, Solingen, Germany - Nominated
2016, Three Shadows Photography Award, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing, China - Nominated
Works
Enquire