DENG Yifu 1974 Born in Guangdong, China; 1994 Graduated from Guangzhou School of Light Industry, Model Design, Guangzhou, China; 1995-1997 Additional studies at Guangzhou Academy of Arts, Luxun Academy of Arts, China; Currently lives and works in Beijing, China. Solo Exhibition 2009 Borges¡¯s Tiger: Deng Yifu¡¯s Two Paintings, Liberi Borges Institute For Contemporary Art (L.B.I.C.A),Guangzhou. Group Exhibitions 2009 Re-experimentation: a reaffirmation of enlightenment and will, 798 Originality Square - Metal Warehouse, Beijing. 2008 Thinghood: Object-related Themes in Contemporary Art, Magee Art Gallery, Beijing; Guangzhou Station--Special Exhibition for Contemporary Art of Guangdong, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou. 2007 Rejected Collection: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ke Center for Contemporary Art, Shanghai; FCA-129 Guest Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fei Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai; Indulgence, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Orange Gallery, Guangzhou; Translucent Text, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing. 2006 From China, Artists in Residence at Red Gate Gallery, 2005-2006, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing; New Folk Movement: Rebuilt Public Lives Contemporary Art Exhibition, Songzhuang, Beijing; Second Shanghai Duolun Exhibition of Young Artists, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai; Transfer: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou; Dislocated: Anger (T)Here, Yonge Street,Toronto, Canada. 2005 IASK Changdong Interational Artists Exchang Program, National Art Studio Gallery, Seoul, Korea; Archeology of the Future the Second Triennial of Chinese Art, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing; Documentary Exhibition of Guangdong Contemporary Art Movements 1990~2005, He Xiangning Museum, Shenzhen, China; Guangzhou Qi Qiaoban - Preliminary Impressions, Room B1203, International Binary Star Garden, Guangzhou. 2004 Now Contemporary Art Exhibition, Guangzhou; Open Attitude: The First Youth Art Exhibition of Guangdong, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou. 2003?? Microwave Contemporary Art Exhibition, Park-19 Art Space, Guangzhou; Where to Go Contemporary Art Exhibition, Borges Libreria, Guangzhou; The Second Contemporary Oils Exhibition of Guangdong, Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangzhou. 2002 Shine of City Contemporary Art Exhibition, Huixian Building, Guangzhou. 2001 Knowledge is Power: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing Xidan Books Building, Beijing; Start ¨C The 2001 New Youth Painting Exhibition, Shenzhen Museum Of Art, Shenzhen. 2000 The First Contemporary Oil Paintings Exhibition of Guangdong, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou. Awards and residencies 2006 Red Gate Gallery Residency, Beijing. 2005 International Artists¡¯ Studio Program, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea. 2004 Open Attitude: The First Youth Art Exhibition of Guangdong Award, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou. Collections Guangdong Museum of Art; USA? Hedge Fund.

Artist¡¯s statement
Knowledge is the dominant value of every age. Knowledge is power (Michel Foucault).
It¡¯s an absurdity that the historical development of social culture is parallel with the development of violence in society. Our cultural progress has led to a heightened standard of living, but conversely it is accompanied by an increased level of violence. Contrary to the elemental form of violence, which is a unilateral violence by the dominator, the contemporary one is seemingly more tender and more concealable, neutral and objective, persuading, silently and eradicatively executed. In this sense, the art work, Yifu Ordinance Bookshop, suggests not only the cultural violence, but also the relationship between violence and culture ¡ª interaction, negotiation, suppression , dialogue, break-off, struggle and conquer.
I regard knowledge as my primary window to the observation of social change. On one hand, my acquisition of knowledge and understanding of culture comes from a western perspective. On the other, during the time I was in school, traditional Chinese culture was being notoriously criticised, deconstructed and emasculated by socialism. And even the Chinese people themselves thought of their cultural tradition as being useless and outmoded. But I consider this to be problematic, and the result may be very serious. Hence, Yifu Ordinance Bookshop tends to take the initiative in investigation and reflection on how power can be successfully overruled.