Chinese artists by Michel Nau - Zhang Wei  张伟   
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

Zhang Wei

 
 

张伟

 
     
 

Zhang Wei 张伟  -  portrait - chinesenewart

 
     
 
 
   

1952

Zhang Wei  张伟 was born in a rich family in Beijing, China.

 

He grew up in the home of his paternal grandfather, a wealthy businessman

   

1968

During the Cultural Revolution, he was sent to Linqi province, for rehabitation.

   

1970

Back in Beijing, he was refused admission to the Beijing Academy of fine arts,

 

due to his capitalist ancestors. He joined the No Name group, collective of unofficial

 

artists :  Ma Kelu, Zhao Wenliang, Yang Yushu, Shi Zhenyu...

   

1979

He worked as a stage designer at the Beijing Opera.

   

1985

31.12. In response to the ban of the exhibition of the group by the authorities before

 

its opening, Zhang Wei organized another unofficial, at his home in Beijing

   
 

He moved to the United States

1986

He took part to the exhibition  Avant-Garde Chinese Art :

 

24.07 30.08  City Gallery  New York

 

07.11 08.12  Vassar College Art Gallery  New York

   
 

First Solo exhibitions in New York

1987 - 1990

Carolyn Hill gallery  New York

1990 - 1991

Z gallery  New York

   

2005

He returned to Beijing and created a workshop at Suojia.

   
 

First Solo exhibitions in Beijing

2012

The Abstract Paintings 1979-2012  Boers-Li Gallery

2016

Taxi Driver  The Space of DRC No.12

2016

New Paintings 2014-2016  Boers-Li Gallery

   
 

Danièle Sicard


 
 

© Zhang Wei

 
 

© Zhang Wei - catalogue AVANT-GARDE CHINESE ART 1986  

AVANT-GARDE CHINESE ART

1986

 

中国前卫艺术

 

 

Beijing /New York

 
 

Ai Wei Wei . Li Shuang . Ma Desheng .Xing Fei .

 
 

Yan Li .Yang Yiping .Yin Guanzhong .

 
 

Zhang Wei. Zhao Gang . Zhu Jinshi

 
 

text : Michael Murray

 
 

in english

 
   

17,8 cm x 20,3 cm

 
       
       

© Zhang Wei

 

张伟  -  抽象绘画 1977-至今

Boers-Li Gallery

 

Zhang Wei  -  The Abstract Paintings 1977-now

Beijing

 

texts : Lee Ambrosy He Guiyan

2013

 

Zhang Wei, Waling Boers

 
 

in english  in chinese

 
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