Choose Neither Completeness Nor Amulet

Cai Zebin (b. 1988) is a Beijing-based visual artist originally from Shantou, Guangdong province in Southern China. He graduated from Guangdong Academy of Fine Arts in 2012.

Working primarily in painting, Cai has lately begun venturing into sculptural works. His atmospheric pieces often contain humorous titles that offset a darker undertone.

Cai’s current series is inspired by The Defense and other novels by Vladimir Nabokov.

Selected solo includes: The Defense, Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, China (2018); Olive, NUOART Gallery, Beijing, China (2015). He has participated in the following group shows: The Latch, That Obscure Object of Portrait, C-Space+Local, Beijing, China (2017); “□”, A+ Contemporary, Taipei, Taiwan (2016); Hinterland Project, Times Museum, Guangzhou, China (2015), etc.