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Zhang Wei 張偉

born 1952, Beijing
works Beijing
Zhang Wei (born 1952, Beijing) was a member of the No Name Group in the 1980s, during which time he pioneered conceptual landscape painting as a form of resistance against the politically charged realism of the era. His vision for a pure art and experimentation in nonrepresentational painting anchors the development of Chinese contemporary art. Zhang lives and works in Beijing.
Works by Zhang Wei include Painting.

There are 4 objects by Zhang Wei from the M+ Sigg Collection available online.

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Film still showing a man in a suit standing before a row of large paintings. The oil painting in the foreground depicts men and women on snow-covered ground, smiling and flushed as they lean forward to move a section of an aqueduct. A figure on the viewer's right holds up a green flag. The partially completed aqueduct forms the backdrop in the upper half.
Film still showing a man in a suit standing before a row of large paintings. The oil painting in the foreground depicts men and women on snow-covered ground, smiling and flushed as they lean forward to move a section of an aqueduct. A figure on the viewer's right holds up a green flag. The partially completed aqueduct forms the backdrop in the upper half.

Inside ‘M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation’

Join curators Pi Li, Wu Mo, and Isabella Tam on a virtual tour of the exhibition ‘M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation’
27 mins: 
M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
Details of two separate artwork images, one depicting a video installation featuring a partly loaded image of Mao Zedong’s head, the other, an oil-on-paper painting of a red stop sign on a road surrounded by muted brown trees. The images are separated diagonally by a white line that runs across the picture.
Details of two separate artwork images, one depicting a video installation featuring a partly loaded image of Mao Zedong’s head, the other, an oil-on-paper painting of a red stop sign on a road surrounded by muted brown trees. The images are separated diagonally by a white line that runs across the picture.

How Did You Two Meet? Expansive Spaces Created in the Cracks

Two M+ curators look at two seemingly disconnected objects from the M+ Collections, finding new ways to connect them
7 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
A man sits works inside a studio space. Dozens of hardware tools hang on a wall.
A man sits works inside a studio space. Dozens of hardware tools hang on a wall.

Zhang Wei: Inside ‘Fusuijing Building’

Zhang Wei reveals the story behind his 1975 work ‘Fusuijing Building’, painted from inside a building ‘designed to control the minds of its inhabitants’
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video

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