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Resume: YU YouHan
You-Han Yu
This document contains a brief resume of the artist, Yu You-Han. It summarizes the basic information of the artist, exhibition, and major turning point in art. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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Biography: YU YouHan
You-Han YU 余友涵
A biography is included in this document, which introduced basic information, major works and exhibition experience. Then, it follow up with a artist statement covered the artist's thought in different artistic period. There are two major series that the artist has been working on till nowadays: the "Circle" series and the "Mao Zedong" series. The artist provided justification to two works. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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Biography: YU YouHan
You-Han YU 余友涵
This document contains an English biography of the artist, a brief introduction to the artist's significant role in the Chinese Avant-Garde movement, as well as his notions and motivations. Besides, some black-and-white copies of the artwork are also contained. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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On Sculpture by Young Artists from Beijing 漫话北京青年雕塑
Wang ZHAN 展望
Kong TIAN 田空
In this review, the author Tian Kong gave a brief overview of Beijing Sculptors, including Zhan Wang, in 1992. He claimed that they are at the frontier of cultural communication, but they are also receiving systematic training in classical sculpting. Thus, they have not only an advantage in expertise, but also in artistic language and concepts. Then, the author went on to introduce prominent sculptors in detail. (Zhuocheng Jiang ‘26）
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Five Reports related to the Artist Zhan Wang from Taiwan 四篇来自台湾关于艺术家展望的报道
Wang ZHAN 展望
There are four reports from Taiwan which directly or indirectly mentioned the sculptor, Zhan Wang. They comes from different sources, including, 雄獅美術 (Xiong Shi Mei Shu), 民生報 （Min Sheng Bao) and 臺灣時報 (Taiwan Times). Most of the report focus on two exhibition, namely 海峽兩岸雕塑藝術交流展 (Cross Strait Sculpture Exchange Exhibition), 雕塑1994 (Sculpture 1994), in which the artist is a key participant. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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Resume: ZHAN Wang
Wang ZHAN 展望
This document is a resume of the artist, Zhan Wang, in both Chinese and English. It concludes the awards, public commissions of the artists, as well as exhibition experience and education background. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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Zhuang Hui Resume
Hui ZHUANG 庄辉
Resume of artist. The document provides information about the artist's project history and the locations where his artwork was displayed. It does not, however, provided information on former employers or the artist's educational background. (Nicole Wang '26).
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Autonomy of Sculpture 雕塑的自觉
w ZHAN 展望
In this article, the author, Li Xianting, discusses the autonomy of sculpture within a modern art context. To the author, the show, "Sculpture 1994" addressed the issue of the autonomy of sculpture which is a landmark to the transition of artistic conception since the 1980s. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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The Changing Shape and Subject of Man-- A Review of Zhan Wang's Sculpture
Wang ZHAN 展望
YI Ying
This review in Chinese by Yi Ying, to be published on "Art Currents" and translated in English, focuses on the transition of Zhan Wang's sculpture. It discusses the exploration of Zhan Wang's art language and form, which is influenced by his classical sculpture education background and avant-garde movement. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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Invitation of "ZHAO BANDI and LI TIANYUAN Art Exhibition" + Artists' Statements
Ban-di ZHAO 赵半狄
The first page of the file, in a form of leaflet, is the invitation of a duo exhibition in both English and Chinese. The second page of the file includes bilingual statements by featured artists, LI Tianyuan and ZHAO Bandi. (Yifan Shang ‘25)
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About My Body Experiment
Huan ZHANG 張洹
Zhang Huan
This letter was submitted to the archive by the artist himself. In it he describes the thought processes behind his 'Body Experiments', a series of artistic performances. His 'Body Experiments' are filled with existential questions and often involve nature. The artist is also known to play with intimacy, as shown in his "Kinds of Contact" series. This letter is written in a poetic, haunting style that supplements his cerebral performance acts. (Nicole Wang '26).
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Artist Resume
Huan ZHANG 張洹
This document contains the resume of the artist, Zhang Huan. (Nicole Wang '26).
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Resume: ZHANG Peili
Pei-Li ZHANG 张培力
There are two versions of artist's resume here, Chinese and English respectively. Major exhibitions that the artist has participated in have been listed from 1985 to 1994. A proposal of the work "To be decided" is typed at the bottom of the resume. Two pages of pen-sketches about this work are attached with the proposal. The contents are part of the "Chinese Contemporary Artists' Agenda (1994)". (Yifan Shang '25)
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Exhibition Document: ZHANG Pei-Li
Pei-Li ZHANG 张培力
Two solo exhibitions of the artist are introduced in this document. Materials, dimensions, and descriptions of the works are illustrated and described in Chinese. This document is copied from the "Black Book", volume 1 in 1994, titled "The Red Flag" and edited by Ai Weiwei, Xu Bing and Zeng Xiaojun, a publication without an ISBN. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Proposals: Zhang Peili's Video Installations
Pei-Li ZHANG 张培力
Two proposals of artist's video installations, "Lenses" and "Diameter 30", are provided in English. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Resume: ZHANG Jian-Jun
Jian-Jun ZHANG 张建军
This resume consisted of the artist's information from 1977 o 1995, including education background, positions, fellowship and honors, the institutions that collected his work, places he gave lectures at and exhibitions. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Exhibition Document: ZHANG Jian-Jun
Jian-Jun ZHANG 张建军
Museum label information of works "Paradox of the Fish" and "To Fuse" are provided in English, including dates of creation, dimensions, materials, and descriptions of works. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Resume: ZHANG Hong-Tu
Hong-Tu ZHANG 张洪图
This resume consisted of the artist's information from 1982 to 1995 including his education, awards, solo/group exhibitions, and the institutions that had his work in collection. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Artist Statement: ZHANG Hong-Tu
Hong-Tu ZHANG 张洪图
The artist provides an explanation on the creation of holes in his work, which he used in his "Material Mao" series. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Exhibition Catalog: ZHANG Hong-Tu
Hong-Tu ZHANG 张洪图
The exhibition catalog mainly consisted of an interview between Lydia Yee and the artist about the exhibition "Zhang Hongtu: Material Mao", which took place in the Bronx Museum of Arts, New York from October 13, 1995 to January 14, 1996. Several selected works in the "Material Mao" series, a list of the works in this exhibition and a brief resume of the artist are included in the catalog. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Poster: 25mm Diameter Rebar 海报：25mm 螺纹钢
Huan ZHANG 張洹
This poster is about the artist's action art "25mm Diameter Rebar", which took place in a constructing building in Beijing on April 30, 1995. Written in German, it is titled "A Lot is Risked in Beijing", with its subtitles stating "Western-style art is also gaining a foothold in China’s capital: locals like Zhang Huan and returning emigrants like Zhu Jinshi (Berlin) and Lin Tianmiao (New York) provoke the authorities with their actions". (Yifan Shang '25)
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Essay: CHINAS AVANTGARDE 论文：中国的先锋艺术
Huan ZHANG 張洹
Kam Ping Hiller
This essay, written in German by Sam Ping Hiller, discusses the Avant-Garde art and artists in China in the 1990s. It states how artists have shown a rebellious attitude towards the political and economic pressure through their works, using Zhang Huan as the example. This essay was published in "Schwarze Seiten", a German magazine, and has a photo of Zhang Huan's "65 kg" attached to the article. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Essay: Is Action Art an Action or Art? 论文：行为艺术是行为还是艺术？
Huan ZHANG 張洹
This essay, titled "Is Action Art an Action or Art?", discusses how action art should be a form of art first, rather than being a form of pure action. Zhang Huan's work "65 kg" is used as an example to reflect the social impact of action arts. The writer emphasizes the importance of having cultural or artistic implication in a work, rather being a pure series of action. (Yifan Shang '25)
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Essay: German Report on 65kg
Huan ZHANG 張洹
This German essay reviews Zhang Huan's actions "25mm Diameter Rebar", "65 kg" and "12 Square Meters" and discusses the status quo of Action Art in China. A photo of the artist with the photo of his work "65 kg" its attached. (Yifan Shang '25)
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