Sheng Qi
For the past twenty years, Sheng Qi has been creating remarkable works of art in diverse mediums. A prevelant them in his work has been the study of the body, body language and its culture. When he left Beijing in 1989, he cut off the little finger from his left hand and buried it in a flower pot. He graduated from Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London and returned to Beijing in 1998. Since returning, he has been selected to participate in the Nippon International Performance Festival and the recent International Center of Photography show, Between Past and Future, where his photographic work was selected for the cover of the exhibition catalog. He is also one of the few artists in China to concern himself with AIDS and to get involved in local awareness campaigns.
Exhibition Tour:
October 2, 2004 - January 16, 2005
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art,
University of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
February 10 - May 15, 2005
Seattle Art Museum
September 2005 - January 2006
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
March - May 2006
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Summer 2006
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California