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The Shanghai Art Museum will host a display of 14 large
installations created by Chen Zhen (1955-2000), one of China's most
famous contemporary artists, starting Saturday.
The show, which will run through March 18, will include one of
Chen's most famous artworks "Jue Chang -- Dancing Body and Singing
Soul." The piece, which has never been shown on the mainland
before, features 10 drums formed out of beds and chairs that were
collected from around the world.
"We are very honored to display Chen's representative art pieces
to the public," said Zhang Qing, the museum's curator and deputy
director.
Chen was born in Shanghai in 1955 and graduated from the
Shanghai Theater Academy.
In 1985, he moved to France to continue pursuing his art. Since
1989, he participated in hundreds of exhibitions around the world,
including the Venice Biennale. He was heavily praised for creating
art that inspires a dialogue between oriental culture and Western
culture.
In 2003, a retrospective of Chen's work was held in Paris. "Jue
Chang," created in 1989, was the highlight of the event.
(Shanghai Daily February 20, 2006)
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