Introduction

YOYO, born in 1982, graduated from the Arts College of Xi'an Fanyi University in 2004, studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in Germany from 2007 to 2008, and currently lives and works in Xi'an, China and Osaka, Japan.

YOYO was born in a city in northern China where ceramics production has been the pillar industry for centuries. As a child, he was intrigued by the crude, damaged, unfinished paintings and the unique decorative patterns on the ruins commonly found in the city. They demonstrated the development of art for him and had a profound influence on his later practice.

YOYO's past exhibitions include: "Pratyekabuddha" (solo), Yasuragi Tenku-kan Osaka Municipal funeral field, Osaka, Japan, 2025; "Dun Huang", PAC+Osaka Space, Osaka, Japan, 2025; "Conversation with the Stone", ShanghART WB Central, Shanghai, 2025;  "Yoyo: The First Emperor of Qin Is Not a Mountain 2/3" (solo), MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai, 2023; "Blowing Rolling Rooting: Migration and Residence of Northewest Artists", Yinchuan Moca, Yinchuan, 2023; "Handwriting and Mind", Xi'an Art Museum, Xi'an, 2023; "Upstairs Cities", ASE Foundation, Shanghai, 2022; "Yoyo: The First Emperor of Qin is Not a Mountain 3/3" (solo), MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai, 2022; "Ubiquitous", Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong, China, 2017; "Blurred Boundaries", Asia Week New York, New York, U.S., 2011; "Measurable/Unmeasurable Light", Asia Week New York, New York, U.S., 2010.