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Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

½ Series

½ Series

1998
(Chinese, b. 1965)
China, 20th century
chromogenic print
Paper: 119.4 x 104.1 cm (47 x 41 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.100
© Zhang Huan
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The artist used his own body for this “concept photo,” a performance done for the camera without an audience.

Description

This work was inspired by the market in Beijing where Zhang Huan ate breakfast every morning. “I could see rows and rows of ribs on sale at different stalls. When I saw the ribs, I saw myself. Half of a person is his body and the other half is his soul.” The human body is meat, but so much more.
  • Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY
    December 3, 2012
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 318
  • {{cite web|title=½ Series|url=false|author=Zhang Huan|year=1998|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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