Resume
Xue Mu
Born in Nanjing, China.
Works and lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Education and residencies
2011 - 2012 De Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten,the Netherlands
2006 - 2009 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, BFA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2004 - 2006 Dutch Art Institute/ArtEZ, MFA, Enschede, the Netherlands.
1998 - 2002 NanJing Art Institute, BFA, Nanjing, PR China.
Exhibitions
2012 A Childish Nothingness & Black Diamond, Gallery Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Rijksakademie OPEN, de Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Dead Darlings, Mediamatic Bank, Amsterdam, NL
2009 IAMA1, A1 Project, Kunstlab Deventer, Kunstcentrum Hengelo, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, NL
2009 GRA End-Exam, Gerrit Riteveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Ruhezeit Abgelaufen, Kunstfort, Vijfhuizen, NL
2008 Live uitvoeringen uit Drawings on Writing, Perdu, Amsterdam, NL
2008 KAAP/ De Keline Biennale, Fort Ruigenhoek, Utrecht, NL
2007 NBF-China, YourSpace at VanAbbe Museum, Eindhoven. NL
2007 Non Stroe Shopping, Uni-Mall Mega University, Guang Zhou, CN
2006 Picnic 06, Mediamatic at Westgasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
2006 Kunst Vlaai 6, Westergastfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
2006 WIMB sound & video festival”, Southen Sea Gallary, Taipei, TW
2005 AV BBQ 2, IMPAKT Festival, Utrecht, NL
2005 BIMRAB”, W139, Amsterdam, and Planet Art, Enschede,NL
Art Fairs
2012 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL (Gallery Gabriel Rolt)
2012 Art Singapore, Singapore (Gallerie 8, London, UK)
2011 Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL (Gallery Gabriel Rolt)
2010 Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL (Gallery Gabriel Rolt)
2010 Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL (Gallery Gabriel Rolt)
Commissions
2011-2012 Houten Castellum, Houten, NL (work in process)
2011-2012 Site specific project at Friesland Province House, Leeuwarden, NL (realized)
2010 Sketch opdracht, Breukelen Station, ProRail and NS, Breukelen, NL (not realized, with publication)
2009 A Floating High-Way, art in public space, IAMA1/2009, NL. (realized with publication)
2008 Contemplation, or MeditationSpace, Site-specific installation for KAAP, Utrecht, NL (realized with catalogue)
2006 Celebration, sketch opdracht, sculpture project in UT Twente, Enschede, NL (not realized, with publication)
Professional activity
2010 Jury member at HAFF, Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht, NL
Fellowships and stipends
2012 Amsterdam Fonds voor the Kunst, the Netherlands.
2011 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Peter paul Peterich Fonds, the Netherlands.
2009 Berlagefonds, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, the Netherlands.
Catalogues & Publications
2012 Hus Fan Fryslan
2010 Sluipweg
2010 Heart Beat Iran
2009 Here as the center of the world
2009 A1/ IAMA1
2008 KAAP
2008 de Kunst Route Grensloos Kunst
2007 *Celebration - X.Mu 2005 -2006
Press
2012 "Zwierige en nerveuze houtskoolgolfjes", 25 July 2012 at Kunst Het Parool
2012 "A Childish Nothingness and Black Diamond", 15 July 2012 at Mister Motley July.
List press release for A Floating Highway Project:
2009 De Stentor (newspaper Deventer and other cities)
2009 Tubantia (newspaper Hengelo and other cities in Twente)
2009 RTV Oost (Radio and TV station Province of Overijssel)
2009 NOS Journaal (national TV station; 8.00h news)
2009 Radio 1 (live radio interview)
2009 Radio 3 (taped interview)
2009 AD (National newspaper)
2008 A1/ 002Nov NSKRNT
2008 De Kantlijn, " Beeld Uit het Zuiden " , feb.
2008 "Cultuur, maarmet mate, en dan vooral voor de kinderen"zaterdag 31mei & Zondag 1 juni at Kunst NRC.