Chen Zhen: 1991–2000 unrealized is the comprehensive catalogue documenting the unrealized, conceptual and project-based work of

artist Chen Zhen from 1991 to 2000. Edited by Gerald Matt, the publication accompanies the major exhibitions Chen Zhen. Der Körper als Landschaft held at Kunsthalle Wien and the MART – Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, presenting projects that were planned but not executed as built environments or exhibitions during the artist’s lifetime.

The volume brings together textual contributions, project images, diagrams, and preparatory material that illuminate Chen Zhen’s rigorous practice at the intersection of art, philosophy, social engagement and spatial intervention. It focuses on the artist’s continual exploration of the body as landscape, organism, and network, foregrounding the way his unrealized projects contribute to an expanded understanding of artistic production beyond finished objects. The publication functions both as a historical record and as a conceptual resource for researchers interested in late-20th-century contemporary art and site-specific practices.