Zhou brothers
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Zhou Brothers are contemporary Chinese American artists. They work together on their paintings, performances, sculptures, and prints, often communicating without words in a so-called dream dialogue. Shan Zuo and Da Huang Zhou, were born in China 1952 and 1957 respectively. They studied drama and painting at the University of Shanghai from 1978 to 1982 and the National Academy for Arts and Crafts in Beijing from 1983 to 1984 where they received their MFAs. During the beginning of the 1980s they became leaders of the contemporary art movement in China.
Since 1986 the Zhou Brothers have maintained their home and studios in Chicago while exhibiting their work nationally and abroad. They have held guest professorships at the International Academy for Art and Design at the Fachhochschule
in Hamburg, Germany, 1996 and at the Sommerakademie in Salzburg, Austria, from 1996 to 2010. The most important demonstration of their collaboration is the performance the Zhou Brothers gave during the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum
in Davos, Switzerland, in 2000. In front of the most important political, economic, and cultural leaders in the world, they created a large-format painting titled New Beginnings to give due treatment to their most important theme, mankind. They were chosen to create a work of art in honor of President Hu Jintao
's state visit in January 19, 2011.
Since 1986 the Zhou Brothers have maintained their home and studios in Chicago while exhibiting their work nationally and abroad. They have held guest professorships at the International Academy for Art and Design at the Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
in Hamburg, Germany, 1996 and at the Sommerakademie in Salzburg, Austria, from 1996 to 2010. The most important demonstration of their collaboration is the performance the Zhou Brothers gave during the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in Davos, Switzerland, in 2000. In front of the most important political, economic, and cultural leaders in the world, they created a large-format painting titled New Beginnings to give due treatment to their most important theme, mankind. They were chosen to create a work of art in honor of President Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...
's state visit in January 19, 2011.