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French Artist Unveiled After Working for Decade Under Chinese Name

Monday, November 9th, 2015

French-born, Shanghai-based Alexandre Ouairy has stepped forward after more than a decade making and exhibiting work under the name Tao Hongjing, although the “conceptual project” of the artist had long been acknowledged by both artist and gallery.  “At the beginning, the first year or two, only the gallery and myself knew that I was Tao Hongjing,” Mr. Ouairy says, “but after that, it was always revealed that this was a project by a French artist.” (more…)