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Born 1958 Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Known for: Realist, surrealist portrait and figure painting.
Zhang Xiaogang (1958-). Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, he lives and works in Beijing. Inspired by family photographs from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of... Read full biography
Zhang Xiaogang (1958-). Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, he lives and works in Beijing. Inspired by family photographs from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of Surrealism, Zhang's paintings explore the notion of personal identity in a culture of collectivism. Often... Read full biography
Zhang Xiaogang (1958-). Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, he lives and works in Beijing. Inspired by family photographs from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of Surrealism, Zhang's paintings explore the notion of personal identity in a culture of collectivism. Often painted in black and white with splotches of color, his subjects are nameless and timeless, with elements of exaggerated animation and stoic expressions. Selected solo Exhibitions:. 2000 Max Protetch... Read full biography
Zhang Xiaogang (1958-). Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, he lives and works in Beijing. Inspired by family photographs from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of Surrealism, Zhang's paintings explore the notion of personal identity in a culture of collectivism. Often painted in black and white with splotches of color, his subjects are nameless and timeless, with elements of exaggerated animation and stoic expressions. Selected solo Exhibitions:. 2000 Max Protetch Gallery, New York . 1999 Galerie de France, Paris . 1989 Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing . Selected Group Exhibitions:. 2002-03 1st Guangzhou Triennale, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou . 2002 Chinese Modernity, Armandao Alvares Penteado... Read full biography
Zhang Xiaogang (1958-). Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, he lives and works in Beijing. Inspired by family photographs from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of Surrealism, Zhang's paintings explore the notion of personal identity in a culture of collectivism. Often painted in black and white with splotches of color, his subjects are nameless and timeless, with elements of exaggerated animation and stoic expressions. Selected solo Exhibitions:. 2000 Max Protetch Gallery, New York . 1999 Galerie de France, Paris . 1989 Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing . Selected Group Exhibitions:. 2002-03 1st Guangzhou Triennale, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou . 2002 Chinese Modernity, Armandao Alvares Penteado Foundation, Sao Paulo . Image is Power,He Xiangning Art Museum,Shen... Read full biography
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Zhang Xiaogang (1958-)
Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, he lives and works in Beijing.
Inspired by family photographs from the Cultural Revolution period, as well as the European tradition of Surrealism, Zhang's paintings explore the notion of personal identity in a culture of collectivism. Often painted in black and white with splotches of color, his subjects are nameless and timeless, with elements of exaggerated animation and stoic expressions.
Selected solo Exhibitions:
2000 Max Protetch Gallery, New York
1999 Galerie de France, Paris
1989 Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2002-03 1st Guangzhou Triennale, Guangdong Museum o...But wait, there's more...
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