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Taiwanese artist Li Chen (b.1963) is regarded as one of the leading sculptors in Asia today. His series of powerful bronze sculptures fuses Zen thoughts with the practices of contemporary art techniques. His works brings such powerful physical presence to the scene and hopes to bring the philosophical nature of his work to every viewer, enriching their life with every gaze.
The first step for Lionto a larger stage occurred at the 1999 Taipei Art Fair, where he put on his first solo exhibition. His local agent Hung Ray-yi had sent Li's portfolioto over 200 art dealers in the US and Europe in advance of the show, hoping tostir up talk about the sculptor's works. London-based art dealer Michael Goedhuis responded, seeing an artist with immense potential. At the five-day art fair, sales of Li's stylized Buddha-inspired sculptures from a series titled Energy of Emptiness: Delights of Ordinary People (totalled nearly NT$10million. As the whirlwind of the art fair settled toward the end of 1999, Hung was talking to Goedhuis about the possibility of joint representation.
Selected Exhibitions
| 2006 | Taipei International Art Fair, Taiwan |
| 2005 | "Li Chen Sculpture" Taipei Art Fair, Taiwan (Asia Art Center) |
| Shanghai International Biennial Urban Sculpture Exhibition, China | |
| Shanghai Art Fair, China | |
| The Contemporary Singapore Art Fair, Singapore | |
| 2004 | OPENASIA 7th International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations, Venice, Italy |
| Shanghai Art Fair, China | |
| International Contemporary Art Fair, New York, USA | |
| 2003 | Art Chicago 2003, Chicago, USA |
| 2002 | Art Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
| International Fine Art Fair Houston, USA | |
| 2001 | Series of "Delights of Ordinary People " River Art, Taichung, Taiwan |
| The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA | |
| 2000 | |
| International 20th Century Arts Fair, New York, USA | |
| 1999 | Series of "Energy of Emptiness" First Solo exhibition in Taipei (River Art) |
