- Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Zhang Xiaogang became internationally known for Bloodline: Big Family, a portrait series inspired by Chinese family photographs from the Mao era. Pale faces, standardized poses and thin red lines connect private family memory to collective political history.
Painting
Major Works
- 1995Bloodline: Big Family No. 1
- 1995Bloodline: Big Family No. 3
- 1993 onwardBloodline Series
- 1990sComrade
- 1990sBig Family
- 2000sAmnesia and Memory
- 2008Green Wall
- 2000sDescription
- 1990sPortrait of a Family
- 1990sBoy
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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