胡向前1983年出生于广东雷州，2007年毕业于广州美术学院油画系第五工作室，目前生活和工作于广州。
胡向前是活跃在中国当代艺术界的⻘年行为艺术家，他创作的动机纯粹来自直觉的渴望，始终抱持着这样的理念:直白真实地去体验周遭才有可能找到不为认识的现实。胡向前的创作形式可定义为以录像为载体的表演，他的作品灵感来自周围亲历的环境和他对于身体、表演艺术家和表演之间的关系的审思。凭借着对生活中矛盾荒谬的事物的高敏感度，他的作品娴熟地强调出了我们社会中的种种差异，并把一些微小的小事件放大成了社会能指(signifiers)。
Hu Xiangqian Born in Leizhou, Guangdong in 1983, Hu Xiangqian graduated from the 5th Studio of the Oil Painting Department at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2007. Currently, he lives and works in Guangzhou.
Hu Xiangqian is best known for his performances, which are usually transmitted through video. His works usually stem from an intuitive desire, and he always holds the belief that only by experiencing the surrounding reality in a straightforward and authentic manner can one discover the unknown. Hu’s performance art is usually conveyed through video. The environment he has personally experienced and his reflection on the connection between the body, the performing artist, and performance itself serve as his sources of inspiration. With a heightened sensitivity to the contradictions and absurdities of life, his works skillfully emphasise the various differences present in our society, magnifying seemingly minor events into social signifiers.