Ah Xian
Ah Xian was born in Beijing, China in 1960 and migrated to Australia in 1989. He currently resides in Sydney. Xian recently won Australia’s first National Sculpture Prize in 2001 for his Human human – lotus cloisonné figure 1 (2000-01). In his earlier works, Xian experimented with many different Western art forms working mainly in mixed media and installation form demonstrated in his installation, Implement of Deduction #2 (Reduction) with Disappearance of Mona Lisa, 1996. Works produced within this period dealt mainly with issues of politics, freedom and censorship and directly reflected Xian’s political experiences in China and decision to leave after Tiananmen.
Asian Australian Studies Research Network
The AASRN is a formal network for academic, community and other institutional groups who research in the area of Asian Australian Studies.
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