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5 unusual facts about Xi Zhang


Xi Zhang

"Xi Zhang -- a traveler to the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design,all the way from Kaifeng, China  •• brought with  him  an almost  uncanny.  fully  formed spirit of contemporary Chinese painting.  This small,tight,color-splashed show at Plus Gallery sealed the deal, reminding us  that  we  had  a  skilled genius in our midst."Susan Froyd  Twelve  Denver  arts flashbacks from 2012, Westword,Dec.

On October 26, 2011, Zhang was invited to give a Logan Lecture at Denver Art Museum.

On July 18, 2013, a short documentary of Zhang was featured on PBS and KUNC for the Art Distract Program.

Kyle MacMillan, "Pathmakers  2011: Xi  Zhang  -  Working with tradition, but  adding 21st century twists," The Denver  Post, January 2, 2011

“Xi’s is a perfect example of an artist who comes from abroad, makes Denver his home and creates new work that really captures that duality of cultures,” Tariana Navas-Nieves, Manager for Cultural Programs at Arts and Venues Denver, KUNC July 18, 2013



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Octanitrocubane

Octanitrocubane was first synthesized by Philip Eaton (who was also the first to synthesize cubane in 1964) and Mao-Xi Zhang at the University of Chicago in 1999, with the structure proven by crystallographer Richard Gilardi of the United States Naval Research Laboratory.