GALLERY
Beyond Generative: Wang Xin’s AI Art of Connection and Evolution
In the age of AI, artist Wang Xin explores new frameworks for what art can be
Contemporary Art
GALLERY
The She-Warrior of Art
Since graduating from Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2016, Cao Yu has set out to make work that is brazen, subversive, and unflinching, be…
ARTS
When Art Misses Its Mark: A Renowned Photography Festival Struggles to Impress Locals
The Jimei × Arles International Photo Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in Xiamen earlier this month, yet the organizers are still struggling …
ARTS
Framing Contrast: Photographer Yan Jiacheng on the Search for Authenticity
The work of Guangzhou-based photographer Yan Jiacheng captures life on the fringes through documentary and conceptual methods
GALLERY
Beyond the Frame: Shuare Shizhu’s World in Wide Strokes
Shuare Shizhu blends his rural Yi heritage with bold, urban strokes informed by the absurdities of modern life
GALLERY
Written on the Walls: How Graffiti in China Went Mainstream
With artists enjoying lucrative commissions from governments and brands, and attracting millions of followers online, some are asking whether China’s…
ARTS
Coloring Outside the Digital Lines: Why Chinese NFT Artists Look Abroad
Regulations and low quality in the Chinese digital scene has led the brightest of the nation’s crypto-artists to pin their hopes on international mar…
ARTS
Collecting Trends: How Middle Class Buyers Influence China’s Art Market
Young, middle class collectors are bending China’s art market to their own tastes
ARTS
Photo Shop: Art in the Age of the Influencer
Museums in China increasingly rely on social media to bring in visitors, but there is a cost to going viral
ARTS
A Token Project: Can NFT Art Flourish in China?
NFTs are increasingly popular in China’s art world, but their dubious legal status may stop them from taking off
GALLERY
Zhao Xiaoli Blurs the Line Between Online Influencer and Artist
With millions of followers, Zhao Xiaoli is China’s most popular artist on Douyin—so why do art critics not rate her work?
GALLERY
Beyond High Fashion: Li Xiaoliang’s New Way of Seeing
Beyond a glitzy career in fashion photography, Li Xiaoliang points his lens at gritty Chinese realities and faded Western illusions
