This interview was conducted at East China Normal University, Shanghai on 3 March 2009.


Biography:

Zhang Jianjun (b. 1955, Shanghai) is an artist and professor in the Department of Art and Art Professions at New York University’s (NYU) Steinhardt School and is also involved with the Shanghai Center of NYU’s Shanghai campus.

In 1978, Zhang graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at the Shanghai Drama Institute. In 1983, he participated in the ‘’83 Experimental Painting' exhibition held at Fudan University in Shanghai. In 1987, Zhang became an assistant to the Director of the Shanghai Art Museum and received a fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council to visit the United States. Upon his return to Shanghai, Zhang took part in the performance The Last Supper and participated in the ‘China/Avant-Garde Exhibition’ at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing (1989).

Zhang moved to New York in 1989 and began teaching at NYU’s Steinhardt School in 1997. Since 2007, he has been teaching at NYU’s New York and Shanghai campuses. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he continues to make art and recently participated in ‘Turn to Abstract: A Retrospective of Shanghai Experimental Art from 1976 to 1985’ (Shanghai, 2008).


簡歷︰

張健君，1955年生於上海。藝術家，現居紐約。

1978年畢業於上海戲劇學院美術系油畫專業。1983年參與在上海復旦大學舉行的《’83階段——繪畫實驗展》。1987年出任上海美術館館長助理。1987年，受美國亞洲文化協會之資助赴美，從事當代藝術的考察與創作，1988年，返回中國；是年年底參加⟨最後的晚餐⟩行為演出。1989年参加在中國美術館舉辦的《中國現代藝術展》。1989年再次赴美國。
 
1997年起，在美國紐約大學Steinhardt School任教。2007年，紐約大學於上海設立教學中心，張健君也來往兩地教學。教學之外，亦持續創作。近年參與的展覽包括《轉向抽象：1976—1985上海實驗藝術回顧展》（2008，上海）等。