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Zeng Fanzhi (born 1964, Wuhan, China) is an artist based in Beijing.
Zeng Fanzhi (曾梵志) has exhibited internationally in shows including the First Triennial of Chinese Arts at Guangzhou Art
Museum, China, China! at the Bonn Kunstmuseum in Germany and Paris – Pekin at Pierre Cardin in Paris. In his well-known
“Mask” series, Zeng’s figures wear a white mask; they are mostly well-dressed urbanites, but they have large, strange hands,
weird expressions, blank stares or puzzling eyes. His works often have sharp brush strokes, or even slashing strokes that
reveal tensions in what might be seen in a splintered universe. In May 2008, Mask Series 1996 No. 6, a large oil-on-
canvas painting of youths wearing absurd masks and Red Guard scarves, was auctioned for $9.7 million, a
record for contemporary Asian art.
Zeng Fanzhi (曾梵志) has exhibited internationally in shows including the First Triennial of Chinese Arts at Guangzhou Art
Museum, China, China! at the Bonn Kunstmuseum in Germany and Paris – Pekin at Pierre Cardin in Paris. In his well-known
“Mask” series, Zeng’s figures wear a white mask; they are mostly well-dressed urbanites, but they have large, strange hands,
weird expressions, blank stares or puzzling eyes. His works often have sharp brush strokes, or even slashing strokes that
reveal tensions in what might be seen in a splintered universe. In May 2008, Mask Series 1996 No. 6, a large oil-on-
canvas painting of youths wearing absurd masks and Red Guard scarves, was auctioned for $9.7 million, a
record for contemporary Asian art.
Zeng Fanzhi on view April 2 – May 15, 2009 , Acquavella Galleries, New York, New York
First U.S. solo exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi
Acquavella Galleries in New York will present the first U.S. solo exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi
from April 2 – May 15, 2009. Most of the approximately 20 oil on canvas works in the exhibition, featuring Fanzhi's
newest landscapes and recent portraits, will be shown publicly for the first time. Fanzhi is one of the most in-demand
of his peer group, and set a new world auction record for Chinese contemporary art in May 2008, when his diptych
Mask Series 1996 No. 6 sold for $9.7 million at Christie's in Hong Kong.
www.acquavellagalleries.com/exhibitions/2009-04-02_zeng-fanzhi/
First U.S. solo exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi
Acquavella Galleries in New York will present the first U.S. solo exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi
from April 2 – May 15, 2009. Most of the approximately 20 oil on canvas works in the exhibition, featuring Fanzhi's
newest landscapes and recent portraits, will be shown publicly for the first time. Fanzhi is one of the most in-demand
of his peer group, and set a new world auction record for Chinese contemporary art in May 2008, when his diptych
Mask Series 1996 No. 6 sold for $9.7 million at Christie's in Hong Kong.
www.acquavellagalleries.com/exhibitions/2009-04-02_zeng-fanzhi/
Narcissus looks for Echo-Zeng Fanzhi Suzhou Exhibition, Suzhou Museum, Jiangsu Province, Apr 10 - Jun 07, 2009
与谁同坐 - 曾梵志苏州展 , 苏州博物馆, 江苏 , 4月 10- 6月 07, 2009
与谁同坐 - 曾梵志苏州展 , 苏州博物馆, 江苏 , 4月 10- 6月 07, 2009
