Johnson Chang

Johnson Chang (Cantonese: Chang Tsong-zung; The New York Times described him as "a force in contemporary Chinese art since the 1980s",

Career Chang Tsong-zung was born in 1960 in Hong Kong; his father was an engineer and his grandfather was a banker. He has been curating art exhibitions since the 1980s. He founded Hanart TZ gallery in Hong Kong in 1983. Artists that Chang has discovered include Feng Mengbo, Gu Wenda, Liu Wei, Fang Lijun, Wang Guangyi, Yue Minjun, Zhan Wang, and Zhang Xiaogang.

In their annual "The Power 100" listing, Art Review named Chang, alongside Claire Hsu, for their co-founding of the AAA.

Personal Chang is known for wearing old-fashioned Chinese-styled outfits with Mandarin collars.

He was a friend of the late Sir David Tang, founder of Shanghai Tang. Chang helped Tang put together the China Club's art collection. Chang is an active part of Hong Kong's social scene and has been listed in Asia Tatler's "Top List."

He has two sons.

Shows and projects "China’s New Art Post-1989" (1993) Special Exhibitions at the São Paulo International Biennial (1994 and 1996) Hong Kong participation at São Paulo Biennial (1996) The Venice Biennial (2001) "Power of the Word" series of exhibitions "Strange Heaven: Chinese Contemporary Photography" "Open Asia International Sculpture Exhibition" in Venice (2005) "Yellow Box" series, Guangzhou Triennial (2008)