Lu Yang (*1984 in Shanghai, based in Shanghai/Tokyo) is a Chinese artist, whose 3D animations and installations explore fundamental questions of the body and consciousness, spirituality and science, and the limits of being human. Yang gained international recognition through presentations at the Biennale di Venezia, Times Square Arts (NYC), Julia Stoschek Foundation (Düsseldorf), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Louis Vuitton (Paris), the New Museum (NYC), Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), Kunsthalle Basel, Fridericianum (Kassel) and Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing), among others, and is part of major international collections. In 2022, Lu Yang was named “Artist of the Year” by Deutsche Bank.