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Chen Zhen

TRACES: Chen Zhen

Today is the occasion to bear in mind, one of the most important Chinese artists, Chen Zhen (4/10/1955-13/12/2000). His conceptual installations and sculptures retain a kind of optimism rooted in the humanistic spirit of ‘80s China, in which the artist maintains a role as social and political commentator. This column …

Chen Zhen, Double Εxil, Installation view Galleria Continua-Paris, 2023-24, Photo: © & Courtesy Dimitris Lempesis

REVIEW: Chen Zhen Double-Εxil

For me personally, the exhibition that marked last year and ends today is the “Double exil” with artworks by Chen Zhen at …

Chen Zhen, Le Produit naturel / Le Produit artificial, 1991 (detail). Metal, Plexiglas, artificial flowers, screen printed mirror, cow dung, 297 x 170 x 55 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska. © ADAGP, Paris

ART CITIES: Paris-Chen Zhen

Chen Zhen’s artistic poetics, which ranged from international politics to a more intimate and personal view of human life, organically integrates the …

ART-TRIBUTE:Chen Zhen

The work of Chen Zhen, one of the most important Chinese conceptual artists, that in Greece we came in touch with his …