Representative work by Zhang Huan
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Artist

Zhang Huan

b. 1965, Anyang, Henan, China · Chinese · Based in Shanghai, China

  • Henan University, Kaifeng
  • Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing
  • Incense Ash Painting
  • Endurance Performance
  • Monumental Copper Sculpture

Zhang Huan became known in 1990s Beijing for extreme performances involving endurance, bodily discomfort and public space. After moving to New York and later returning to China, he expanded into ash paintings, sculpture and monumental Buddhist imagery.

Performance; sculpture; photography

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 199412 Square Meters
  • 199465 Kilograms
  • 1995To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain
  • 1998Pilgrimage—Wind and Water in New York
  • 2000Family Tree
  • 2002My New York
  • 2003Peace
  • 2000sAsh Head series
  • 2007Three Legged Buddha
  • 2015Sydney Buddha

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Interviews & Writing

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