Born in Dalian, China, in 1993, Zhang Wenzhi graduated from the Central Academy of Arts with a BFA in 2015 and with a MFA in 2018. Zhang Wenzhi creates collagesque ink paintings which interweave Chinese modern history, folklore, popular science, and archival materials. Zhang’s artistic practice is deeply rooted in the historical context of Dalian, his hometown in north-eastern China, now a modern port city. Using his hometown as an entry point, Zhang spotlights the convoluted history of Northeast China, particularly the period dating to the late Qing Dynasty, delineating the repercussions of the past in the present. He lives and works in Beijing.

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