FOREWORD
PART ONE
“BLOOD LINES” AND EARLY HISTORY, 1958-1981
- EARLIEST YEARS
- FAMILY
- ZHANG XIAOGANG’S TEACHER, LIN LING
- LIFE AS AN “EDUCATED YOUTH”
- SICHUAN ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AND THE “SCAR ART” OF HIS FELLOW STUDENTS
- “THE FLOCK OF GOATS WANDERING INTO THE DISTANCE”
PART TWO
A MODERNIST GROWING UP, 1982-1991
- RETURNING TO KUNMING
- “WHITE GHOSTS”
- THE “NEW FIGURATIVES”
- “ON THE OTHER SHORE”
- THE EXISTENCE OF REALITY
PART THREE
RETURN TO “BLOOD LINES”, 1992-1996
- INTELLECTUAL CONFLICTS
- PRACTICE IN EUROPE
- LOOKING BACK
- “BIG FAMILY”
POSTSCRIPT