A practitioner of the Old Text exegesis of the Classics, he maintained a position on the court during a turbulent time of political crises, uprisings, and civil war, spanning the reigns of four emperors.

... Huan - Anthy's own brother- drew his jeweled sword from its sheath , and gave it to the chief Dervish , saying , that he himself would be sponsor for the Dwarf . So the Priest called publicly upon Huan to come forward and take the oath ...

... Huan knew it was no human being that suffered . He stopped for a moment , fearing to advance . But the sounds were ... Huan saw the monster , and heard its roar , his heart sank within him , and he drew back with fright . Still it ...

Among the first Chinese artists to turn to performance art, Zhang Huan, a member of the "Beijing East Village" community, focused, in his early work, on submitting his naked body to extreme psychological and physical situations.

This exhibition is the first ever retrospective of the artists works.

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