Reggy (Tong) Liu (b.1992, Haerbin, China) working and living in-between London and Shanghai. Reggy is a mix media artist. Liu’s work is about ‘Masquerade’ issue combining art, psychology and neuropsychology, revealing the intangible emotions in-between spiritual and reality world. Reggy’s research navigates her own communication experience, and merges the differences in between oriental and western cultures.
She keep exploring the scientific knowledge in different fields by the collaboration with scientists and science institution. Meanwhile, keep learning and experimenting the world, and been inspiring from different aspects.
Her performance explores the human condition and the concept of the ‘mask’. Adopting performance combined with painting, Liu explores the human condition in the contemporary world and the dichotomy of authenticity and fiction, involving the audience into an internal self journey and experience. Liu challenges her weakness, fears and uncertainties, in order to explore the transformation of her subconsciousness through the passage of time.
Education:
Central Saint Martins,
London, UK – MA Art And Science, 2016 – 2018
London College Of Fashion
London, UK – BA Creative Direction For Fashion, 2013 – 2015
Art Residency:
Joya: Arte + Ecologia/AiR, 2018, Almeria, Spain
Workshop:
Modual Kickstarter, 2019, Somerset House, London, UK
Solo Exhibitions:
2018
Becoming. Being Present With Time, 2018, Studio 73 Gallery, London, UK
Masquerade – In Between Art And Science, 2018, Knightsbridge, London, UK
2017
InBetweem Art And Science, 2017, Marylebone, London, UK
Group Exhibitions:
2019
The Shanghai Expat Show, 2019, Shanghai Exhibition Center , Shanghai, China
Will You Call Me?, 2019, Yao Space, Shanghai, China
‘Early Work’ of Futurism, 2019, Innovation Plus Space, Shanghai, China
The Color And Voice Of Blue, Pacific Fresh City, Shanghai China
Anti Social Media, MUSEu&m, Shanghai, China
CERN, 2019, Geneva, Zurich
Zwarte Zaal Gallery, KASK university, 2019, Ghent, Belgium
CMS, CERN, 2019, Geneva, Zurich
Tokyo International Art Fair, 2019, BELLE SALLE Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
Creative Reaction Cambridge, 2019, St Barnabas Church, Cambridge, UK
NightBus Factory, 2019, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
Clio Art Fair, 2019, New York, USA
2018
Meet Ta, 2018, Mixpace, Shanghai, China
Live Art Frieze Week, 2018, Never Fade Factory, London, UK
Latin American Myth Deconstruction, 2018, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
Degree Show One – Fields, 23-27 May, 2018, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Science Festival, Imperial Collage, London, UK
Creative Reaction Cambridge, 2018, St Barnabas Church, Cambridge, UK
SciArt In Cambridge, 2018, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
Studio Complex, 2018, Tate Modern, London, UK
2017
Imaging CERN, 2017, Big Window, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Art Lab, 2017, Archway Studio, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Imagining CERN, 2017, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Art Auction, 2017, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
Never Fade Art X Fashion Paris Fashion Week, 2017, Hotel De Crillon, Paris, France
Museum Of Extraordinary Objects, 2017, Royal Society, London, UK
CSM X CMS: Entangled, 2017, Group Exhibition at Four Corners Gallery, London, UK
Somehow You and I Collide, 2017, MA Fine Art Interim Show at Mango, London, UK
2016
Open Studio, 2016, Group Exhibition at Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Practices of Enquiry , 2016, Group Show at Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK
2014
Media & Communication BA Degree show, 2014, Group Exhibition at The Yard, London, Uk
Public Sculpture
What’s On Summer, May – July 2019, London, UK
Public Talk
Re-Sculpturing Myself With Art, Mango TV, Changsha, China, 2019
https://www.mgtv.com/b/330932/6125703.html
Becoming, Tuoluoxiaozao, Shanghai, 2019
The Possibilities Of Life, WeWork, NightBus Squad series 3, Shanghai, 2019
Nanshan Academy Of Art – Art Education In Abroad Seminar ,Nanshan Bookstore, China Academy Of Art, Hangzhou, 2019
Crossing Fields Symposium, Central Saint Matins, MA Art And Science, 2018
Temporary Public Sculpture
What’s On Summer, May – July 2019, King’s Cross, London, UK
News
CCTV (China Central Television) – 2017
CCTV Channel 4《Chinese World》
http://tv.cntv.cn/video/C17604/dfc1ff8b6a884b33b7df307c99cc780f
China Daily
http://ent.chinadaily.com.cn/2017-12/05/content_35215634.htm
China News
http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2017/12-01/8390508.shtml
Sina News Centre
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2017-12-01/doc-ifyphkhk9511476.shtml
Publication
Aesthetica Magazine, Issue 84, Artist Directory, P. 153, 2018
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/profile/reggy-tong-liu/
I, Science Magazine, Spring 2018, Contents, P. 3
Representing Artworks At:
London – Saatchi Art (Online), Studio 73 Gallery
Singapore – Artling (Online)
Singular Art (Online)
China – Runshi Art, Innovation Plus