Cheng Ran, artist
Cheng Ran artist, born in 1981 in Inner Mongolia, China. He currently works and lives in Hangzhou. He participated artist residency project in Royal Academy of Visual Arts in the Netherlands in 2013, and founded the art organization Martin Goya Business in 2017. As a representative of China’s new generation of video and cross-media artists, Cheng Ran has been experimenting with different art forms, including film, poetry, drama, novels, installations, etc. At the same time, he is also good at integrating art with the public. The 26-screen video work “Always I Trust (2014)” was starred by Carina Lau and was produced by K11 ART FOUNDATION.
Cheng Ran’s works are widely collected by art museums and institutions, including M+ Museum, Hong Kong; K11 Art Foundation; DSL Collection, France; Domus Collection, New York; New Century Contemporary Art Foundation, Beijing; White Rabbit Art Museum, Australia; Guangzhou Art Museum; Shanghai Art Museum; Zhejiang Art Museum; Borusan Kocabıyık Foundation, Turkey; The Walther Collection, Germany; Royal Academy of Visual Arts, Netherlands; Erlenmeyer Foundation, Switzerland; etc.
Cheng Ran is also an explorer who breaks out of art circles. The art organization “Martin Goya Business” he founded supports young artists in a free and idealistic way. In the past few years, There are more than 500 cooperation partners, including artists, designers, musicians, institutions, etc., using a multicultural perspective to connect urban youth culture and build an open next-generation stage.
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