Psychedelic City Maps

Lu Xinjian was fascinated by the patterns revealed by Google Earth views of cities around the world.

Painting

Chinese Ink

An Imaginary Enemy

As a child, Yibai Liao grew up in a top-secret missile factory in the Chinese countryside.

Full Metal Art

The son of a cruise missile engineer, Liao Yibai grew up surrounded by Cultural Revolution propaganda.

Photography

Oriental Impressionism

One’s artistic development is directly related to their life experiences believes Qiu Shengxian.

Four Seasons

“I think little in my brain but more relate to the colour,” Qu Fengguo tells me.

Meet Bi Rongrong

In her current practice, Bi Rongrong makes drawings, murals and site-specific installations.

Mr Shikumen

Li Shoubai was brought up in Shanghai and at the age of six started to learn paper cutting.

Studio of Basics

Geng Jianyi was in Hangzhou, the city where he first rose to prominence, when he died.

Guys and Dolls

In 1994, artist Wang Xuejun realised his generation was blind to the so-called 'Western worship' trend.

Psychedelic Phobia

Zhou Fan has come a long way since his breakthrough series of floating jellyfish and mushrooms.

An Imaginary Enemy

As a child, Yibai Liao grew up in a top-secret missile factory in the Chinese countryside.

Four Seasons

“I think little in my brain but more relate to the colour,” Qu Fengguo tells me.

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