Lu Yang is a Shanghai-based multi-media artist, who graduated from the New Media Art Department of the China Academy of Art. Deeply immersed in the subcultures of anime, video games, and science fiction, the output of his artistic practice spans 3D -animated films, video game installations, holograms, neon, VR and software manipulation, often with overt Japanese manga and anime references. His work has been displayed in exhibitions at Kulturforum in Berlin, Centre Pompidou in Paris, M Woods in Beijing, as well as the Shanghai and Athens Biennales. In 2019, Lu Yang awarded the BMW Art Journey prize during Art Basel in Basel.