Bio
Riley Yunxuan Xu (b. 2000; Nanjing, China) is an artist based in Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Chicago.
Working primarily with sculpture, installations, and site-specific experiments, Xu explores the power dynamics of witchcraft, ritual, and the relationship between human cognition and the "Other." Drawing on anthropological research and post-humanist perspectives, she examines the intersection of animism, technology, and ritualistic belief systems, challenging anthropocentric hierarchies. Her work often involves the reimagining of ritual objects that act as vessels for cosmic journeys, creating playful yet tension-filled encounters with the sacred and the vulnerable.
她主要从事雕塑、装置及特定场域实验，探索巫术、仪式中的权力动态，以及人类认知与“他者”之间的关系。她的创作结合人类学研究与后人类主义视角，聚焦于万物有灵论、技术与仪式信仰体系的交汇点，借此挑战以人为中心的等级结构。她经常通过对仪式物件的重新想象，使其成为通往宇宙旅程的容器，构建出一种既具游戏感又充满张力的神圣与脆弱的相遇场域。
精选双个展
Double Solo Exhibition
2025 In Limbo, 悬而未决, DOSE Gallery, 上海
2025 In Limbo, DOSE Gallery, Shanghai, China
2025 The Game Archive, 游戏档案，SOOFA, 上海
2025 The Game Archive, SOOFA, Shanghai, China
精选联展
Group Exhibition
2025 剪刀，纺锤，与纺线， 美成空间，深圳
2025 Scissors, Spindles, and Yarn, Gallery Mc , Shenzhen, China
2025 RE-ASIAN, 还亚计划，Longlati经纬艺术中心, 上海
2025 RE-ASIAN, Longlati Foundation, Shanghai, China
2024 Figure，CICA博物馆，京畿道，韩国
2024 Figure, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2023 BFA毕业展，SAIC画廊，芝加哥, 美国
2023 BFA Graduation Exhibition, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, USA
2023 SERENITY，The Holy Art Gallery 伦敦, 英国
2023 SERENITY, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
2023 Novi Civic Center Gallery Novi,密歇根州, 美国
2023 Novi Civic Center Gallery, Novi, Michigan, USA
2021 A Garden, A Hole, 2850 N Pulaski， 芝加哥, 美国
2021 A Garden, A Hole, 2850 N Pulaski, Chicago, USA
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Collection
Longlati经纬艺术中心
Longlati Foundation