Kalman Pool
Born 1996, China
Lives and works in Shenzhen & London
Education
- 2021 – MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London
- 2019 – BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Solo Exhibitions
- 2023 – Liminal Odysseys, Jupiter Museum of Art, Shenzhen
- 2022 – Feng Shui Fish Pond, Loop Fine Art, Guangzhou
- 2021 – Unbearable Lightness, Duende Art Museum, Shunde
- 2021 – Mutation, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
- 2021 – New Tales Retold, iag Gallery, Shanghai
- 2021 – Residency Solo, Jupiter Museum of Art, Shenzhen
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025 – Emotion Air, Balloon Museum, San Francisco
- 2024 – Emotion Air, Brussels / Düsseldorf
- 2024 – OOP Festival, Seoul
- 2023 – Emotion Air, Balloon Museum, London
- 2023 – Christie's Lates: BOY, Christie's, London
- 2023 – Yes we CAN: City, Art and Nature, Miguel de Cervantes Library, Shanghai
- 2022 – The Pump House, Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, London
- 2022 – Les Animaux modèles, Royal Over-Seas League, London, UK
- 2022 – In the narrative of her, Powerlong Art Center, Nanjing
- 2022 – OUT OF HAND, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, US
- 2022 – Remixing Dream,Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing
- 2021 – London Grads Now. 21, Saatchi Gallery, London
- 2021 – Kristallisierte Bewegung, Galerie KUB, Leipzig, Germany
- 2021 – Avatar: My Metaverse, Hanshan Museum, Suzhou
- 2021 – Hot Air, Manor Place Warehouse (curated by BAD ART PRESENTS), London, UK
Artist Residencies
- 2024 – PLOP Residency, London
- 2021 – Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai
- 2021 – Jupiter Museum of Art, Shenzhen
- 2020 – PLAN8T AIR, Changsha
Selected Commissions
- 2023 – WEAVVY 海宇, Lincoln China, Auto Shanghai
- 2023 – Fantastical Encounters Roadshow, Hennessy V.S.O.P
- 2023 – Voyage, Balloon Museum Global Tour
- 2021 – Swatch x You Artist Watch Series, Hainan Expo
Press
International & English Media
- The ‘Absolute and Infinite’ Art of Kalman Pool, Radii China, Jan 2022
- Dynamic Virtue & Vibrant Aliveness of Inflated Dummies & Digital Pieces, DareClan, Jun 2022
- Imagination Returns to Auto Shanghai 2023, Little Black Book, May 2023
- Bringing Four Automotive Clients to Auto Shanghai 2023, Imagination, Apr 2023
- Blow Up: Art As Inflatable, The Quietus, Jul 2021
- A Conversation with Kalman, UNI Arts Network, 2023
- LION KING featured on Financial Times, Financial Times, Jul 2022
- LION KING featured on FAD Magazine, FAD Magazine, Aug 2022
Solo Exhibitions (Translated)
- Hidden World in a Fashion Landmark – Future Art Space, National Geographic Traveler China, 2023
- Liminal Odysseys – Solo Show at Jupiter Museum, Sohu, Apr 2023
- Liminal Odysseys – Jupiter Residency Exhibition, Artron News, Oct 2023
- Extraterrestrial Companions – Immersive Odyssey, Sohu News, Apr 2023
- New Generation Artist Kalman Pool – Sensory Cosmology, Sohu Auto, Apr 2023
- An Immersive Odyssey – Kalman Pool’s Solo Exhibition, Southern Metropolis Daily, May 2023
- The Unbearable Lightness: Early Solo Show, Southern Metropolis Daily, Oct 2021
- Jupiter Museum Artist Residency, Shenzhen News, Aug 2021
Swatch Collaboration
- Swatch x You – Artist Series at China Expo, TrueArt, 2021
- Swatch Artist Watch: Symbolic Language Design, Swatch Official WeChat, 2021
- Swatch x Kalman Pool Collaboration Post, Swatch Weibo, 2021
Hennessy VSOP Collaboration
- Fantasy Space: Guangzhou Stop, Hennessy Official, Jul 2023
- Rediscovering Chinese Flavor: Roadshow Launch, Sohu Auto, Jul 2023
- Hennessy Fantasy Space in Shanghai, NetEase News, Jul 2023
- Fantasy Space: Artist Collaboration Highlight, OnsiteClub, Jul 2023
Lincoln Collaboration at Auto Shanghai 2023
- Weavvy 海宇: Immersive Landmark Installation, AutoHome, Apr 2023
- Kalman Pool x Lincoln: Dreamlike Space, AutoHome, Apr 2023
- Kalman Pool’s Sea-Spirit Sculpture for Lincoln, Sohu Auto, Apr 2023
- Nautilus Launch x Kalman Pool Installation, NetEase News, Apr 2023
- Breaking the Boundary of Reality and Imagination, Zhihu, Apr 2023