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Bloodlines

The Zhang Xiaogang Story
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Bloodlines offers a comprehensive, richly illustrated exploration of Zhang Xiaogang, one of China's most influential contemporary painters. Written by Lu Peng, the book delves into over four decades of Zhang's life, including his early years, family background, art education, intellectual challenges, European experiences, and the development of his iconic "Bloodline" series. This narrative combines a detailed biography with an insider's analysis of his groundbreaking works.
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The first major illustrated narrative on Zhang Xiaogang, China's most prominent and influential contemporary painter. Written by Lü Peng, this book is both a biography of Zhang Xiaogang's fascinating life story and an authoritative insider's perspective of his most celebrated works.

A luxuriously illustrated narrative, over four decades, Bloodlines provides an authentic and world-first contextual analysis of Zhang's earliest years, family life, art studies, intellectual conflicts, European experiences, and his "Bloodline" work.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788857232737

Publisher: Skira

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 May 2017

Country: Italy

Imprint: Skira

Illustration: 122 Illustrations, black and white; 62 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Edited by Rosa Maria Falvo
  • Edited by Bruce Doar

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 2580g

Pages: 360

About the Author

Lü Peng is an international curator, critic, art historian, and author. He is the director of CHINART and the Chengdu MOCA and associate professor at the School of Arts and Humanities, China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Bruce Doar has a PhD in Chinese studies, is a researcher, translator, editor, scholar, and writer affiliated with the Chinese Studies Centre of the University of Sydney. Rosa Maria Falvo is an independent writer and curator, as well as Skira's International Commissions Editor, specializing in Asia-Pacific contemporary art.

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