Sun Yuan & Peng Yu have imprinted on the global artistic landscape through their subversive conceptual practices and visceral installations, merging mechanical installations, cybernetics, and interdisciplinary technologies to confront ethical boundaries, dismantle social norms, and expose paradoxes of life, power, and consumerism. Pioneering "work ecology" in the 1990s, they forged new frontiers in Chinese contemporary art through cross-disciplinary creation and technological experimentation. Iconic works such as Freedom (2009), Old People’s Home (2001), and No Dogs Allowed (2003) are conceptually profound. Can’t Help Myself (2016) was exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum and the 2019 Venice Biennale. Dear was also presented at the 2019 Venice Biennale, where both works garnered international acclaim.

Their works have graced prestigious platforms including the Venice Biennale, Kassel Documenta, and New York’s Guggenheim Museum. Through social critique, technological innovation, and conceptual experimentation, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu have cemented their dual status as avant-garde thinkers and cultural ambassadors within both international and domestic contexts.