Career
Zhang Huan makes art out of challenge. His per-formances—as well as his sculptures—challenge both the stamina of his own body and the policies of his country's government. Zhang first gained prom-inence in the nineties as a member of the Beijing East Village. This artistic commune transformed a rundown Beijing housing development into a hotbed of radical Chinese art—much like the bohemian artists in New York City had transformed their own "East Village" in the sixties.