Guys and Dolls

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

Painting

Chinese Ink

Full Metal Art

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

An Imaginary Enemy

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

Photography

Indirect Conversations

Ziping Wang’s arresting paintings are punchy and overpowering yet subversive.

Psychedelic City Maps

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

Rhythm of the City

Lu Xinjian’s works feature in pretty much every major collection of Chinese Contemporary art.

Art is a Message

Zhou Jinhua’s art fuses incompatible views of aerial photography and traditional Chinese painting.

Guys and Dolls

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

Naked Ambition

Ren Hang uses the photographic medium to express individualism and existential concerns.

Indirect Conversations

Ziping Wang’s arresting paintings are punchy and overpowering yet subversive.

Hidden Meanings

A dazzle of beauty and many hidden meanings is how artist Zhao Na describes her paintings.

The World of Ren Zhitian

Ren Zhitian's varied artworks confirm he is very much the contemporary artist of today’s China.

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