Zhang Xiaotao
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Zhang Xiaotao (born 1970) is a painter based in Beijing and Chengdu.
Zhang Xiaotao was born in Chongqing in China. He graduated from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts [1] in 1996.
Zhang makes paintings with sexual imagery often involving small animals such as frogs and snakes,[1] and incorporating images of putrefaction and pollution.[2]
His work Condom Series: Enlarged Props – Crystal And Fishes 2 sold for US$64,500 at Sothebys Hong Kong in 2007. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Coleman, S, Zhang Xiao Tao, from AsiaArtNow.com
- ^ Franklin, J, An Entropic Vision, Shine Art Space, Shanghai
- ^ Auction results from AskArt.com
[edit] Selected Exhibitions
2007
Three Languages Three Colors, UM Gallery, Korea
2006
Jiang Hu, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Unclear and Cleanness, Heyri Art Foundation, Korea
Beautiful Imbroglio, He Xiang Ning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (solo)
2005
Dreamscapes, Foundation3, 14 Bergen, Norway (solo)
Dream Factory - Rubbish heap, Tokyo Gallery, Japan (solo)
2nd Prague Biennial, Prague, National Gallery Veletrzni Palac, Prague, Czech Republic
2nd Triennial of Chinese Arts, Nanjing Art Museum, Nanjing, China
2004
Officinal Asia, Galleria d’Arte Modema, Bologna, Italy
New Perspectives in Chinese Painting, Marella arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2003
Materialistic Decay, Gallery Akie Aricchi Art Contemporary, Paris, France (solo)
2002
Desire, Kunstakademie Muenster, Germany (solo)
Triennial of Chinese Arts, Guangzhou Art Museum, China
2001
Flowers in the dream, Tokyo Gallery, Japan (solo)
2000
Joyful Time, Gallery Akie Aricchi Art Contemporary, Paris, France (solo)
Fabricated Images, Pacific Bridge Gallery, Oakland, U.S.A (solo)
Joyful Time, Gallery Hartmann, Munich, Germany (solo)
[edit] External links
- Article by Feng Boyi on Zhang Xiaotao
- Images, biography and texts about Zhang Xiaotao from the Saatchi Gallery

