BLOODLINES

PENG, LU

the first major illustrated narrative on zhang xiaogang, china’s most prominent and influential contemporary painter. written by lü peng, this book is both a biography of zhang xiaogang’s fascinating life story and an authoritative insider’s perspective of his most celebrated works. a luxuriously illustrated narrative over four decades, it provides an authentic and world-first contextual analysis of zhang’s earliest years, family life, art studies, intellectual conflicts, european experiences, and his bloodline work.