Zeng Fanzhi

‘I have always chosen to listen to my heart and stick to my convictions, rather than yielding to reality’

With three concurrent shows opening in Hong Kong, London and Zurich, the Beijing-based painter talks about his dichotomous practice, taking in Eastern and Western influences and moving from portraiture to abstraction and back again

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Q. What should change? A. Everything: that's just how the world is