Artist Lens｜Zhang Xiaogang: Bloodlines and Family

Описание: Zhang Xiaogang’s discovery of family photographs—considered lost because many albums were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution—inspired his ‘Bloodline’ series.

In 1993, Zhang Xiaogang began the ‘Bloodline’ series, which comprises some of the most iconic images in Chinese contemporary art. He established a clear identity as an artist by shedding Western aesthetics to focus on personal narrative and collective memory.

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‘So many things are embodied in history that we have neglected in the past. When I looked at the family photo, I saw my parents in their youth which contrasted with ours, and I was deeply moved.’
— Zhang Xiaogang

English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese closed captions are available in the player.

Transcript: https://mplus.org/en-zhang-xiaogang
影片謄本: https://mplus.org/tc-zhang-xiaogang
视频文稿: https://mplus.org/sc-zhang-xiaogang

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