Sheng Qi
Sheng Qi (Chinese: 盛奇; pinyin: Shèng Qí; born 1965 in Hefei, Anhui Province, China) is a Chinese performance artist and painter. He was one of the original founders of the Chinese performance art group, Concept 21.[1] Sheng Qi graduated from in 1988. In 1989, in protest to the massacre at Tiananmen Square, he chopped off the little finger on his left hand[2] and buried it in a porcelain flowerpot, which remained in Beijing during his subsequent exile in Europe.[3]
Sheng Qi graduated with an MFA at Central Saint Martins[4] in 1998. In 1999 he returned to Beijing, but returned to London again in 2010, which is where he currently resides.
Exhibitions[]
- 2011 Square, Fabien Fryns Fine Art, Los Angeles
- 2009 New Paintings, F2 Gallery, Beijing
- 2006 Confidential, F2 Gallery, Beijing
References[]
- ^ "Sheng Qi". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Toy, Mary Anne (May 13, 2006). "Pushed boundaries paint Chinese censors into a corner". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Sheng Qi: 'Cutting off my finger was my proudest moment'". The Independent. 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Acclaimed Chinese Artist Sheng Qi Exhibits in Fabien Fryns Fine Art Gallery". Art Knowledge News. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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