Zhao Zhao
Beijing artist Zhao Zhao borrowed a gun from a soldier friend and shot a spray of bullets into plates of glass to capture the shattering of car windows at Tiananmen Square after the troops moved in. Today, he discretely calls the series Constellations, avoiding anything that might cause censorship of his work. When Ai Weiwei was arrested in 2011, Zhao Zhao made the sculpture of the fallen policeman, which was confiscated in customs and never seen again.
On Guard 站岗, 2008. C-print 彩色照片. 39 1/2 x 59 inches (100 x 150 cm)
Constellation IX 星座壹拾捌, 2013. Glass, stainless steel 玻璃，不锈钢. 59 x 47 1/4 inches (150 x 120 cm)
Fragments 碎片, 2013. Steel钢. 78 3/4 x 118 1/8 x 2 inches (200 x 300 x 5 cm)
Officer 伟像, 2011. Limestone 青石. 338 1/2 x 71 x 71 inches (860 x 180 x 180 cm)
Zhao Zhao
All works in courtesy of Chambers Fine Art.
Video Interview, collaboration by Max Berger and Barbara Pollack, courtesy of Tampa Museum of Art.