DAWN OF TIME
张洹 Zhang Huan

Zhang Huan’s exhibition Dawn of Time will be onview at the Shanghai Art Museum from February 5 – February 26, 2010. This is the artist’s first exhibition in China since returning from New York in 2006; it is an opportunity he has long looked forward to. The exhibition will include his ash paintings, sculpture, and installations. In particular, Zhang Huan will show his largescale sculpture “Giant No.1”, a version of which he recently exhibited at PaceWildenstein in New York. Since relocating to Shanghai in 2006, Zhang Huan has increased his focus on materials. They often relate to specific places and have reinforced his re-connection with his homeland. Zhang Huan has exhibited widely, including the 1999 Venice Biennale, 2002 Whitney Biennale, and more recently his exhibition Altered States was shown at the Asia Society and the Vancouver Art Gallery. This past December, Zhang Huan presented a new large-scale incense sculpture along with a series of prints at PaceWildenstein and will have an exhibition at Pace Beijing later this year.