1965年10月生於上海市。
現(xiàn)為上海中華藝術(shù)宮副館長(zhǎng)、國(guó)家一級(jí)美術(shù)師、同濟(jì)大學(xué)客座教授。曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任上海美術(shù)館執(zhí)行館長(zhǎng)、上海油畫(huà)雕塑院執(zhí)行副院長(zhǎng)。
李磊1996年起主要從事中國(guó)抽象藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作和研究，力求將中國(guó)文化的核心理念與國(guó)際上成熟的抽象藝術(shù)語(yǔ)言相結(jié)合，走出一條中國(guó)的抽象藝術(shù)之路。創(chuàng)作有《禪花》系列、《憶江南》系列、《醉湖》系列、《海上花》系列、《龐貝的焰火》系列等。李磊在中國(guó)北京、上海、香港；美國(guó)紐約；德國(guó)法蘭克福、林茨；荷蘭阿姆斯特丹、博克斯梅爾；比利時(shí)布魯塞爾舉辦過(guò)個(gè)人畫(huà)展。
李磊曾經(jīng)組織創(chuàng)設(shè)雙年度的“上海青年美術(shù)大展”；組織創(chuàng)設(shè)年度的“上海春季藝術(shù)沙龍”；組織創(chuàng)設(shè)雙年度的“上海抽象藝術(shù)大展”；主持雙年度的“上海雙年展”等大型美術(shù)活動(dòng)。
出版專(zhuān)集有《海上油畫(huà)名家——李磊》上海書(shū)店出版社、《中國(guó)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家畫(huà)傳——李磊、詩(shī)意的抽象》河北教育出版社、《今日中國(guó)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家——李磊、樓高人遠(yuǎn)天如水》四川美術(shù)出版社、《 Li Lei ------ Chinese Abstractionist 》 德國(guó) Hatje Cantz 出版社、《李磊——海上花》上海當(dāng)代藝術(shù)館.
Li Lei
Born October, 1965; Shanghai, China.
Currently the Deputy Director of China Art Museum, Shanghai and a Professor at Tongji University, Li Lei was also previously the Executive Director of Shanghai Art Museum and Executive President of Shanghai Oil Painting &Sculpture Institute.
Li Lei embarked on the practice and research of Chinese Abstract Art from1996, striving to combine the essence of Chinese culture with an international abstract art visual language, and develop a new proposal for Chinese abstract art. His main works include the series Dhyana Flower, Jiang Nan(Memories of South), Drunken Lake, Shanghai Flower, and Flame of Pompeii. He has held solo exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, China, and has also exhibited widely in America, Germany, Holland, and Belguim.
Li Lei has also been the founder, and organized, several major art projects, including the Shanghai Youth Biennale, the annual fair ART Shanghai, the biennial Shanghai Abstract Art Show, and also presided over the organization of Shanghai Biennale.
Publications include Shanghai Oil Painting Masters: Li Lei ; Contemporary Artists of China---Li Lei: Poetic Abstract ; Contemporary Artists of China Today---Li Lei: the Far Away and the Serene ; Li Lei---Chinese Abstractionist ; and Shanghai Flower/Li Lei .