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The Artist Project: Zhang Xiaogang

Jun 6, 2016 3 MINUTES
"Art should express what is inside someone. It should express a person's unique perspective."

Artist Zhang Xiaogang reflects on El Greco's "The Vision of Saint John" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Zhang Xiaogang, born in 1958, is a Chinese painter.

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Zhang Xiaogang (Chinese, born 1958)

Portrait, 1996

Oil on canvas; 15 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (40 × 30.2 cm). Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Reade and Elizabeth Griffith (2012.118) © Zhang Xiaogang. Image: Imaging Department © President and Fellows of Harvard College

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