陈幸  Xing Raffaella Chen 

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Xing Raffaella Chen is a female artist currently based in Chicago, USA. Born in northern China and raised in Shanghai by her mother, her practice is shaped by experiences of moving between different cultural and social environments. Living and working across North America and Asia has given her a perspective informed by both personal displacement and cross-cultural observation.

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Before fully entering the art world, Chen spent time in Los Angeles engaging with dancers from diverse backgrounds, followed by several years in the Asian idol industry. The intense physical training and strict expectations placed on women’s bodies and age deeply influenced her artistic direction. These experiences made her question how femininity, identity, and value are constructed through systems of visibility, discipline, and social judgment.

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Working across performance and installation, Chen explores the relationship between body and space. She uses physical actions, sensory materials, and spatial interventions to examine how bodies negotiate control, vulnerability, and presence. Her recent work also investigates what happens after the artist leaves, whether an artwork can continue to transform and exist independently through time, environment, and audience interaction.

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Grounded in lived experience, Chen’s practice seeks to open conversations about embodiment, gender, and the shifting boundaries between personal and collective narratives.

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