Liu Zheng, artist and art
Born 1969, Birth Hebei Province, China.
The artist lives and works in Beijing.
Style and technique, exhibitions: Photography, Gwangju Biennale,Artist biography, artworks, statement, interview, review, exhibition:
Auctions & Auction Results
From leading auction houses worldwide, Liu Zheng on Mutualart
Biography and images.
Speed Boat Models’ and other works
The encaged Buddha
n 1994, Liu Zheng began photographing moments in which archetypal Chinese figures are encountered in contemporary incarnations – and often in extreme and unexpected situations. The resulting series, The Chinese, portrays a society wrestling with the contradictions between traditional culture and modernization. The series presents a broad cross section of society including the wealthy, the poor, transsexuals, coal miners, opera performers, as well as waxwork figures in historical museums…
