Zhao Zhao

 

Beijing artist Zhao Zhao borrowed a gun from a soldier friend and shot a spray of bullets into plates of glass to capture the shattering of car windows at Tiananmen Square after the troops moved in.   Today,  he discretely calls the series Constellations,  avoiding anything that might cause censorship of his work.  When Ai Weiwei was arrested in 2011,  Zhao Zhao made the sculpture of the fallen policeman,  which was confiscated in customs and never seen again.

 

On Guard 站岗, 2008. C-print 彩色照片. 39 1/2 x 59 inches (100 x 150 cm)

On Guard 站岗, 2008. C-print 彩色照片. 39 1/2 x 59 inches (100 x 150 cm)

Constellation IX 星座壹拾捌, 2013. Glass, stainless steel 玻璃，不锈钢. 59 x 47 1/4 inches (150 x 120 cm)

Constellation IX 星座壹拾捌, 2013. Glass, stainless steel 玻璃，不锈钢. 59 x 47 1/4 inches (150 x 120 cm)

Fragments 碎片, 2013. Steel钢.  78 3/4 x 118 1/8 x 2 inches (200 x 300 x 5 cm)

Fragments 碎片, 2013. Steel钢.  78 3/4 x 118 1/8 x 2 inches (200 x 300 x 5 cm)

 
Officer 伟像, 2011. Limestone 青石. 338 1/2 x 71 x 71 inches (860 x 180 x 180 cm)

Officer 伟像, 2011. Limestone 青石. 338 1/2 x 71 x 71 inches (860 x 180 x 180 cm)

This video was shot in Beijing, China during the Spring of 2014. It was produced by The Tampa Museum of Art for the show My Generation: Young Chinese Artists. This show was curated by Barbara Pollack, who also served as the Director/Interviewer for the videos. Ms. Pollack worked along side her translator/assistant Sammi Liu. Max Berger worked as the videographer/editor for all the videos. Sophia Cao & Lu Yang assisted with subtitles and translations for the video. This video is 7 of 17 videos that was produced for the show.

Zhao Zhao

All works in courtesy of Chambers Fine Art.

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Video Interview,  collaboration by Max Berger and Barbara Pollack,  courtesy of Tampa Museum of Art.

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