Shen Shaomin is a brilliant and accomplished artist from China with a resume of solo shows scattered throughout Asia and Australia. His newest show, his first in the New York, debuted last night at the Eli Klein Fine Art Gallery in SoHo, where you can find it until August 21st. His art is coexisting with an exhibit by Zhang Dali, another Chinese contemporary artist and a friend of Shaomin’s. Both men have been called two of the most influential Chinese artists of their generation. When we first meet the strong, canvas hat-and-vest clad man, who makes art from rabbit skulls and bone meal, we are a little intimidated. But his presence is as warm as it is fierce. After marveling at the nearest bonsai wrapped in wires and pulleys, we head to the back room to sit down with the artist and his translator.