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Artist Interview Series: Ren Jian

Ren Jian discusses his work in Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China.
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Ren Jian discusses his works Primeval Chaos (1987–88), as part of the artist interview series conducted for the special exhibition Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China.

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