Featured Essays
Hou Hanru, Michael Zheng, “Buddhism, Perception and Conceptual Art”, conversations on the exhibition A Tree Is A Tree, 《Art Frontier》, vol.1 no.2, 2023.
(Also see video links below.)
Clark Buckner, “The Artist, the Sage, and the Butterfly: Ideas and Aesthetic Enjoyment in 'Post-Conceptual' Art", essay for the exhibition As the Butterfly Said to Chuang Tzu
Max Blue, Michael Zheng, “Ch’an, the Beginner’s Mind, and Conceptual Art”, 《Art Fronter》 Vol.1, Nos 3/4, 2023.
Max Blue, “Look, and You’ll Miss It”, critical essay on the exhibition A Tree Is A Tree, 2022.
Terri Cohn, "Perception and the Art Object: The Art of Michael Zheng", catalog essay
Haema Sivanesan, “IN THE PRESENT MOMENT: BUDDHISM, CONTEMPORARY ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE”, Figure 1 Publishing Company, 2022. (My work is extensively referenced in this book.)
Hou Hanru, Michael Zheng, "Objectivity, Absurdity, and Social Critique: A Conversation with Hou Hanru", Yishu Magazine, September/October, 2009
Reveiws
2021
Buddhistdoor Global, 'Art, Culture, and Healing the World: A Conversation with Haema Sivanesan', Raymond Lam, February 1, 2021
2019
Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 'Buddhism, Contemporary Art and Social Practice', Marina DiMaio, November 27, 2019
2014
Berkeley Art Museum Blog, 'Deity, Demon, and Teacher :: Thoughts on an Intervention with Michael Zheng', Peter Cavagnaro
2012
Wiley Blackwell, 'Museums and the Public Sphere', page 156, Jennifer Barrett
2011
The BayCitizen, 'Making Out in Public: A Guerrilla Performance', Anna Pulley, March 30, 2011
25 Bilder Sekonde, Interview with Michael Zheng, Simone Kraft, 2011
Siglo Nuevo, 'Ciudad hecha arte: Bienal de Vancouver', Miguel Canseco, 2011
'Keeping an Eye on Surveillance", Satri Pancak, 2011
de.paperblog.com, Das Ende allen Luxus, September 3, 2011
2010
The BayCitizen, 'Performance Art Finds New Audiences', Reyhan Harmanci, June 21, 2010
2009
San Francisco Chronicle Visual Arts Pick, "'imPOSSIBLE!' show of young Chinese Artists", Reyhan Harmanci, Feburary 12, 2009
2008
A lecture by Nadia Ismail at the Videonale / Elektronenströme, "Born in China, Made in USA", Nadia Ismail, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany, 2008 (Original in German with an English translation)
2007
Sculpture Magazine, "Michael Zheng at Mission 17", Terri Cohn, March
NRZ, "Die Szene bebt!", Urllike Merten, September 5, Germany
NRZ, "Kreativer Humus", Pamela Broszat, September 10, Germany
Rheinische Post, “ Düsseldorfer Kunst aus dem Off”, Von Marie Fleischhauer, September 6, Germany
2006
Shotgun Review, "Michael Zheng at Mission 17", Scott Oliver, June 27
Artweek, "Michael Zheng at Mission 17", Colin Berry, September
San Francisco Chronicle, "The Caretakers: 'Four on One'", Reyhan Harmanci, August 10
SF Weekly, "Curator Vs. Curator", Michael Leaverton, August 1
Pravda Magazine, Art For Sale! selected as the No.2 "Best Art Shows of 2005", Lithuania.
2005
Lietuvos Rytas, "Art For Sale!", Milda Kuizinaite, Sostine p.8, September 29, Lithuania
Lietuvos Zinios, Jolanta Proskute, “Art For Sale!”, p.14, September 30, Lithuania
Colin Berry, Artweek, p.13-14, October
The Portland Phoenix, "Home Videos - The 2005 Biennial", Maggie Knowles, Issue April 8 - 14
Inside San Francisco Art Institute, "Michael Zheng's Banners", Lucy Martin, May 27, 2005 Vol. 1 No. 4.
Artists Magazine, “Michael Zheng”, Yin-Ju Chen, June, 2005, Taiwan
Audio/video archives
Interviewed on KUSF, by Pheonix Catsinger for "Liquid Konspiracy", August 10, 2014, on the occasion of my performance at Berkeley Art Museum, "What do you see with your eyes closed?" [I entered after about 10 minutes of introduction by the hostess on the new discoveries on meditation. The interview is 120minutes long. ]
Interviewed on KTSF TV26’s "Bay Area Artists/湾区艺术人“ program, November 9, 2023.
Lecture, “Ch’an and Contemporary Art/禅与当代艺术”, Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, April 23, 2023.
Catalogs/Books
A Tree Is A Tree. with 500 Capp Street, 1PlusBooks, 2023
[sic], my run-ins with yoga, meditation, etc. 2019 (Available on Amazon.com)
As the Butterfly Said To Chuang Tzu, a project with MISSION17, 2006 (Available on Amazon.com and also free for download.)
Michael Zheng: Selected Works (2001 - 2006), available on Lulu.com.
The Universe Is Built On A Plan, published by SAVVY Contemporary, 2012
Nomadic Settlers - Settled Nomads, a project of Kunstraum Bethanien / Kreuzberg and SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, published by Revolver Publishing, 2011
Positioning Osmotic Impulses, a project of SAVVY Contemporary, 2012
Multiple Realities, a project with F2 Gallery, Beijing, China, 2008