2000 Born in New York

Currently studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a bachelor´s degree  

SOLO EXHIBITION

2019

“You I She He”, M’Studio Personal Project, Beijing, China

2013

“Return to the Source - Cai Jin & Edie Siyi Xu’s Double Solo Exhibition”, Chambers Fine Art, Beijing, China

GROUP EXHIBITION

2020

“Beyond Borders”, Online Exhibition

“Art-Bash”, SAIC Online Exhibition

2019

“The Natural World”, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, the United States

“Art Nova 100”, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China

“NANA POWER”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China

“Techne and Art”, Space Station, Beijing, China

2017

“2117+” - Exhibition for the New Strength of the Generation after 90s, Gauguin Gallery, Beijing, China

2015

“Tiny Packages of Warmth”, Yue Museum, Beijing, China

2014

“Childhood and Beyond”, Times Art Museum, Beijing, China

Edie Siyi Xu: My previous work has been mostly focused on soft sculpture and wearable sculptures. Recently I started to explore the ideas of time through a video format. The video piece addresses the concept of repetitiveness, wherein a given environment a repetitive act happens throughout time even when we try to stop it. Things change along with time, even though it remains what it is, just like the ice cream. Just like our everyday life, we wake up to eat and sleep. Our daily routine remains the same as our life continues to move on with the push of time.

Edie Siyi Xu-Untitled-Video-6’-2020:

I tied a wire to my sculpture and walked it from my dorm to the bean. I was interested in how the public would respond to my sculpture, and their reactions are filmed in the video. I wanted to show that art does not have to be only viewed in a gallery or museum. I was interested in the ‘first impression’ that people had towards my work in an everyday environment.