Lu Yang was named Deutsche Bank's "Artist of the Year: 2022!” As the "Artist of the Year," Lu will be showing their first major solo exhibition in Germany at the Palais Populaire in Berlin in the fall of 2022.
“Lu Yang represents a young generation in Asian art for whom it is not a contradiction to combine myths, ancient traditions, and spiritual thinking with the latest technology and science. We are particularly pleased to honor Lu Yang in 2022, coinciding with Deutsche Bank’s 150th anniversary in Asia,” said Anna Herrhausen, Head of Deutsche Bank’s Art and Culture department.
The artist has presented his first Australian solo exhibition with COMA in 2021 and will is presenting his first European museum solo show with ARoS in Denmark through April 24th, 2022.
About the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia:
The 59th International Art Exhibition will take place from 23 April to 27 November 2022 (pre-opening on 20, 21 and 22 April), curated by Cecilia Alemani. “As the first Italian woman to hold this position, I intend to give voice to artists to create unique projects that reflect their visions and our society”, Alemani has declared.
Cecilia Alemani is a curator who has organized many exhibitions of contemporary artists. She is currently Director and Chief Curator of High Line Art, the programme of public art of the urban park in New York, and is the past curator of the Italian Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2017.
