For the first public day of “Zeng Fanzhi: Parcours,” UCCA invites Johnson Chang (Co-founder, Asia Art Archive), Pi Li (Senior Curator, M+ Museum), and Richard Shiff (Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art, University of Texas at Austin) to discuss the artist’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date, bringing viewers along the artist’s creative journey as well as introducing the greater development of Chinese contemporary art over the past thirty years. UCCA also screens Zeng Fanzhi: YOU Art Project, an up-close study showing the artist in the process of creating one of his signature paintings.

With an artistic career that stretches nearly the thirty years—roughly the same length as the history of Chinese contemporary art—Zeng has continuously sought his own style in mediums that include oil painting, sculpture, and now works on paper. Having presented major solo shows in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and New York, Zeng was among the first Chinese contemporary artists to be featured in foreign exhibitions. Beginning with “Xiehe Hospital” series and “Mask” series, Zeng Fanzhi captured the attention of art critics. The compositions of “Xiehe Hospital” series allude to Christian religious triptychs, expressing the cycle of life and death through a tragedy of the flesh and spirit. “Mask” series begins with a group portraits and gradually shifts towards individual portraits, contemplating the relationship between individuals and society, especially during times of great change. Johnson Chang and Pi Li have both written extensively about the development of Zeng’s artistic career, with special consideration paid to these two series. Richard Shiff has also followed Zeng’s creative output, the “Abstract Landscape” series in particular.

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