Zhou Song (b. 1982, China) graduated from the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 2006. His paintings and sculptures explore intersections between machine aesthetics and biomorphism at the nexus of art, science and philosophy; they imagine futures at once posthuman and deeply humane. Whether questioning the potential outcomes of contemporary sciences, or the impact of the constant expansion of the universe on human desire and destiny, Zhou’s paintings thrive in a state of contradiction and openness.
In recent years, he has held solo exhibitions at Tang Contemporary Art (Beijing, 2025), Aurora Museum (Shanghai, 2025), Powerlong Museum (Shanghai, 2024), Osthaus Museum Hagen (Germany, 2023), the Center for Contemporary Art Bonn (Germany, 2023), Guardian Art Center (Beijing, 2022), HOW Art Museum (Shanghai, 2022), and Today Art Museum (Beijing, 2009). A solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome (GNAMC), is forthcoming.
His works have also been exhibited internationally at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, the European Cultural Centre in Venice, the Ybl Budai Creative House in Budapest, Museum Jorge Rando in Spain, the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto, Palacio Schacht in Santiago, the Inca Garcilaso Cultural Center in Peru, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama, the National Gallery of Costa Rica, and the National Art Museum of China.
Zhou Song received the Lorenzo il Magnifico International Award for Installation at the 11th Florence Biennale (2017), the Painting Prize at the 5th May Fourth International Youth Arts Festival (2012), and the First Prize for Graduation Work at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (2006). His works are held in the collections of institutions including Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, CAMLab at Harvard University, Osthaus Museum Hagen, the Center for Contemporary Art Bonn, the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Russia, Aurora Museum, Powerlong Museum, and Today Art Museum, among other institutional and private collections.
