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Zhang Xiaogang 張曉剛

born 1958, Yunnan
works Beijing
Zhang Xiaogang (born 1958, Kunming) graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, in 1982. His paintings reflect the changes in Chinese society over the past three decades since the political and social upheavals of the Cultural Revolution. Zhang lives and works in Chengdu and Beijing.
Works by Zhang Xiaogang include Painting.

There are 3 objects by Zhang Xiaogang from the M+ Sigg Collection available online.

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Photograph showing a room with walls covered in posters that feature big Chinese characters in shades of black, red, and white. Four extra-large characters in white against a red background lie on a red carpeted floor.
Photograph showing a room with walls covered in posters that feature big Chinese characters in shades of black, red, and white. Four extra-large characters in white against a red background lie on a red carpeted floor.

Diffused Religion and the Origins of Chinese Avant-Garde Art

Yang Zi, recipient of the inaugural Sigg Fellowship for Chinese Art Research, investigates folk religious imagery in avant-garde art
19 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Film still showing a man in a suit standing before a row of large paintings. The oil painting in the foreground depicts men and women on snow-covered ground, smiling and flushed as they lean forward to move a section of an aqueduct. A figure on the viewer's right holds up a green flag. The partially completed aqueduct forms the backdrop in the upper half.
Film still showing a man in a suit standing before a row of large paintings. The oil painting in the foreground depicts men and women on snow-covered ground, smiling and flushed as they lean forward to move a section of an aqueduct. A figure on the viewer's right holds up a green flag. The partially completed aqueduct forms the backdrop in the upper half.

Inside ‘M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation’

Join curators Pi Li, Wu Mo, and Isabella Tam on a virtual tour of the exhibition ‘M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation’
27 mins: 
M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
Oil painting on canvas depicting a family portrait. Between a monochromatic woman and man is a diminutive girl with a yellow-tinted face, and a hovering toddler with a pink head. The subjects all stare at us, unsmiling.
Oil painting on canvas depicting a family portrait. Between a monochromatic woman and man is a diminutive girl with a yellow-tinted face, and a hovering toddler with a pink head. The subjects all stare at us, unsmiling.

Zhang Xiaogang: Bloodlines and Family

Artist Zhang Xiaogang discusses his seminal Bloodline Series, and how it was inspired by the discovery of an old family photo
4 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
An image is split into two parts. On our left: an oil painting on canvas depicting a yellow-tinted face, staring at us, unsmiling. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.
An image is split into two parts. On our left: an oil painting on canvas depicting a yellow-tinted face, staring at us, unsmiling. On our right: a sign language interpreter looks into the camera. She holds her hands together in front of her.

Zhang Xiaogang: Bloodlines and Family with Hong Kong Sign Language

Artist Zhang Xiaogang discusses his seminal Bloodline Series, and how it was inspired by the discovery of an old family photo
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video

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