Tsong-zung Johnson CHANG
CV
Tsong-zung Johnson Chang is a curator and founder of the Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong. He is also founder of the Hong Kong chapter of AICA and guest professor of China Art Academy. He has been active in curating Chinese exhibitions since the 1980s; he pioneered participation of Chinese art in international exhibitions, and was instrumental in establishing the international image of Chinese contemporary art of the 1990s. As a curator with strong attachments to the literati tradition, he firmly believes that contemporary art should have unique responsibilities under different contexts and take diverse paths. One of his main interests is the type and manner of contribution Chinese art may open up to the world. In recent years, his activities have centred around the theme: “revival of Chinese visual and material culture” through the intervention of curatorial practice. These projects involve artefacts, space and ritual, forming a special and unique chapter in Chinese contemporary art. His exhibitions include China’s New Art Post-1989 in 1993, special exhibitions at the Sao Paulo International Biennial in 1994 and 1996, Hong Kong participation at Sao Paulo Biennial 1996 and Venice Biennial 2001, the Power of the Word series of exhibitions, Strange Heaven: Chinese Contemporary Photography, Open Asia International Sculpture Exhibition in Venice 2005, Yellow Box series of research projects about contemporary art practice and Chinese space.
