Artist

NI HAO

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Ni Hao, born in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 1989, now lives and works in Hsinchu. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. Ni Hao investigates power structure, consumerism, and violence aesthetics in his practice by utilizing various mediums such as sculpture and video. Ni’s practice constantly provokes political metaphor or personal memories behind seemingly familiar objects. Recent solo exhibitions include: Duo Project with Shi Jiayun, Gallery Vacancy at Frieze London, 2023; AHU Trilogy Part I: The Great Filtration, T293, Rome, 2022; The Lathery Enfold, Gallery Vacancy at Liste Art Fair Basel, 2022; Trust Me, Love Me, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, 2019; Siege, T293, Rome, 2019; Ambush, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2019. Ni's works have been featured in group exhibitions at Jut Art Museum, Taipei; Digital Art Center, Taipei; Taipei Fine Arts Museum; Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei; UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing; Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul; The 12th Gwangju Biennale; Rockland Center for the Arts; Boston Center for the Arts; New Bedford Art Museum; and Queens Museum. Ni Hao was a shortlisted candidate at the Eighth Huayu Youth Award in 2020. His Structure Study V was exhibited in Aujourd’hui aura lieu at the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion Project, 2018. Works by the artist are included in the collections of VMAC (Videotage Media Art Collection), Hong Kong; MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), Seoul; and Collezione Taurisano, Naples. Ni Hao will participate in the International Artist Residency Program at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul, in 2024.
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Ni Hao, Structure Study I, 2012
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Solo Exhibitions

2024    The Air Beneath Our Feet, T293, Rome, IT
2024    AHU: Walking in Ether, Fotoaura Institute of Photography, Tainan, TW
​2023    Duo project with Shi Jiayun, Gallery Vacancy at Frieze London, UK
2022    AHU Trilogy Part I: The Great Filtration, T293, Rome, IT
2022    The Lathery Enfold, Gallery Vacancy at Liste Art Fair Basel, CH
2019    Trust Me, Love Me, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, CN
2019    Siege, T293, Rome, IT
2019    Ambush, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, TW
2018    ke dalam hutan, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, TW
2016    Santurce, Peligro Amarillo gallery, San Juan, PR
2016    Sleep Mode, Taiwan Academy, Los Angeles, US
2016    Light Studies, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, US
2015    Ghost Hit Wall, Yellow Peril Gallery, Providence, US
2013    Proximity, Yellow Peril Gallery, Providence, US
2011    You Have Your Fortress, I Have Mine, Pop Up Art Loop, Chicago, US


Group Exhibitions
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2025    Whispers on the Horizon, Taipei Biennial, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, Taipei, TW
2025    Basel Social Club, Gallery Vacancy, Basel, CH
2024    On Gathering, MMCA Changdong Residency, Seoul, KR
2024    Could this property be your next project…?, SteDi Foundation, Berlin, DE
​2023    Dasein – Born to Be Human, Jut Art Museum, Taipei, TW
2023    Atlas of Affinities: Vol. 2, Scores for Movement, Hua International, Berlin, DE
​2022    What If Attitudes Become Letters? Writing - Correspondence - Context - Gender - Meme, Taoyuan Fine Arts Museum, Taoyuan, TW
2022    10,000 Flowers, Digital Art Center, Taipei, TW
2022    Walking the Crack, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, TW
2022    Self-Dismiss, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, CN
2021    TAV Art Project Trilogy: Beginning, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, TW
2021    Either too Quiet or too Loud, Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei, TW
2020    A Long Hello, The Eighth Huayu Youth Award Finalist Exhibition, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, CN
​2020    Liquid Love, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, TW
2020    01_LOVE, Digital Art Festival, Taipei, TW
2020    2020 Asia Project—Looking for Another Family, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR
2019    Condo Shanghai 2019, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, CN
2018    Well-Wishes, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, CN
2018    Today Will Happen, Pavilion Project, The 12th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, KR
2017    OPEN (C)ALL: TRUTH, BRIC, Brooklyn, US
2017    Dwelling, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, US
2017    Vive Art Benefit, Honey Ramka Gallery, New York, US
2017    Vestigial Future, CAAC Gallery, New York, US
2016    Gently Weeps, Sleep Center, New York, US
2016    Fertile Solitude, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, US
2015    Accidental Translation, Fjord, Philadelphia, US
2015    Retina of the Unconscious, The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Gallery, New York, US
2015    The Moment, New York Hall of Science, Queens, US
2014    Taipei Arts Awards, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, TW
2014    Collectors lll: Discerning Eyes, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, US
2014    Taiwanese American Arts Council Recognition, Queens Museum, Queens, US
2014    Unlovely, 111front street gallery, Brooklyn, US
2014    Roving Room, Habersham Mills, Demorest, US
2013    Under The Influence, Gelman Gallery, RISD, Providence, US
2013    Work Harder, Yellow Peril Gallery, New York, US
2013    Stalactite, The Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, US
2013    Heavy, Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, US
2013    Transmediation, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York, US
2012    With Other People, With Other Sons, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, US
2012    B.A.D, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, US
2011    Wood Worked, Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, US


Screening

2021    Thalassophilia, Pawnshop Night , Pawnshop, Taipei
2021    Either too Quiet or too Loud, Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei


Residency

2024    MMCA Residency Changdong, Seoul
2022    La Becque artist residency program, La Tour-de-Peilz
2017    OFF-SITE x 4-18, Bogotá
2017    Grey Projects, Singapore
2016    18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica
2012    Wassaic Residency, Wassaic, New York

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Awards

2020    The Eighth Huayu Youth Award, Finalist, Beijing
2017    Taipei Culture Foundation International Artist Exchange Program, Taipei
2016    Taiwan Ministry of Culture Art Residency Abroad Grant, Taipei
2014    Taipei Arts Awards, Merit Award, Taipei


Publication

​2019    ​​Ni Hao: Ambush Solo Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei


Collections

VMAC Videotage Media Art Collection, Hong Kong
MMCA Seoul (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), Seoul
Collezione Taurisano, Naples

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