Ling Song , born in 1961 in Hangzhou, China, graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in 1984 with a degree in traditional Chinese painting.

Early in Song's career, he participated in the influential '85 New Space Exhibition, contributing his Man · Pipeline series. A year later, in 1986, Song co-founded the Pond Society—one of China's first avant-garde artist collectives—alongside Zhang Peili, Geng Jianyi, and others.His Meaningless Choice series made Song a notable figure in the New Wave art scene.

In 1988, Song moved to Melbourne, Australia, continuing his creative pursuits while also introducing Chinese contemporary art to an international audience. Over the years, Song held numerous solo exhibition...