Pure Snow

Based in Shanghai, Zhang Huan has captured widespread acclaim for his performative work, installations and sculpture. Devoted to both Buddhism and the history of Chinese culture, the artist has created numerous works inspired, directly and indirectly, by images of the Buddha.

The large steel and copper sculpture, Long Island Buddha, is not intended as a religious image. Its roughened, fragmented form is intended to reflect on the chapters of history where human violence leads to the destruction of culture and its artifacts.