Chen Wenling is one of the top ten contemporary sculptors in the international art industry. He became famous for his "Red Memory" series, showcasing playful naked boys covered in shiny red paint.
Chen Wenling's works have been marked in many places around the world.
Chen Wenling has participated in various exhibitions, including:
Exhibitions:
- "China: Facing Reality", National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- "Beijing-Athens: Contemporary Art From China", Technopolis of the City of Athens, Greece
- "Metamorphose", Chen Wenling Exhibition, Makii Masaru Fine Arts, Japan
- "My Chinese Friends", Gallery Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- "The Power of the Universe", 798 Asian Art Center, Beijing, China
- "Floating: New Generation of Art in China", The National Art Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- "Red Memory", Chen Wenling's Solo Exhibition, Ode to Art, Singapore
- "Made in China", Padua, Italy
- "In the Name of Material", Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture Art, HSS Art Centre, Shanghai, China
- 37th Art Exposition in Basel, Switzerland
- "Hyperdesign", Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- "Chinese Art Today", National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- "Ground Reality", Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
- "Time of the Sea", International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shanghai, China
- Solo Exhibition: "Happy Life", Chinese European Art Centre, Xiamen, China
- Exhibition of Chinese Sculpture Masterpieces at the Beijing International Biennale, Beijing, China
- 21st China Art Triennial, Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangdong, China
- Sculpture Show, Shanghai Young Artists Exhibition, Normal University of Shanghai, China
- Chen Wenling's Woodcarving Exhibition, Xiamen College of Art, Xiamen, China