| The Contemporary Chinese Art Contemporary Chinese art (中国当代艺术, Zhongguo Dangdai Yishu) often referred to as Chinese avant-garde art, continued to develop since the 1980s as an outgrowth of modern art developments post-Cultural Revolution. Contemporary Chinese art fully incorporates painting, film, video, photography, and performance. Until recently, art exhibitions deemed controversial have been routinely shut down by police, and performance artists in particular faced the threat of arrest in the early 1990s. More recently there has been greater tolerance by the Chinese government, though many internationally acclaimed artists are still restricted from media exposure at home or have exhibitions ordered closed. Leading contemporary visual artists include Ai Weiwei, Cai Guoqiang, Cai Xin, Fang Lijun, Huang Yan, Huang Yong Ping, Kong Bai Ji, Lu Shengzhong, Ma Liuming, Ma Qingyun, Song Dong, Li Wei, Christine Wang, Wang Guangyi, Wang Qingsong, Wenda Gu, Xu Bing, Yang Zhichao, Zhan Wang, Zhang Dali, Zhang Xiaogang, Zhang Huan, Zhu Yu, Yan Lei, and Zhang Yue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Art Artists on order of exposition: Fang Lijun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fang_Lijun http://www.artnet.com/artist/26017/fang-lijun.html Li Songsong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Songsong http://www.galerieursmeile.com/nav/top/artists/works/default.htm?view_ArtistItem_OID=50 Liu Wei http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Wei_%28artist%29 http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/liuwei/ Miao Xiaochun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miao_Xiaochun http://www.artnet.com/artist/424019203/miao-xiaochun.html Qiu Jie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiu_Jie http://www.artnet.com/artist/424789935/qiu-jie.html Shen Shaomin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_Shaomin http://www.artnet.com/artist/424613653/shen-shaomin.html Shi Jinsong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi_Jinsong http://www.artnet.com/artist/424486693/shi-jinsong.html Wang Guangyi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Guangyi http://www.artnet.com/artist/17496/wang-guangyi.html Wu Shanzhuan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Shanzhuan http://www.artnet.com/artist/424499116/wu-shanzhuan.html Xiang Jing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Jing http://www.artnet.com/artist/424498698/xiang-jing.html Yue Minjun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Minjun http://www.artnet.com/artist/18319/yue-minjun.html Zeng Fanzhi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeng_Fanzhi http://www.artnet.com/artist/6006/zeng-fanzhi.html Zhang Dali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Dali http://www.artnet.com/artist/18388/zhang-dali.html Zhang Haiying http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Haiying http://www.artnet.com/artist/425504352/zhang-haiying.html Zhang Hongtu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Hongtu http://www.artnet.com/artist/8473/zhang-hongtu.html Zhang Huan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Huan http://www.artnet.com/artist/725127/zhang-huan.html http://www.zhanghuan.com/ Zhang Peng http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Peng http://www.artnet.com/artist/424871017/zhang-peng.html http://www.zhangpengart.com.cn/ Zhang Xiaogang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Xiaogang http://www.artnet.com/artist/720135/zhang-xiaogang.html Zhang Xiaotao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Xiaotao http://www.artnet.com/artist/424297472/zhang-xiaotao.html Yin Zhaohui http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_Zhaohui http://www.artnet.com/artist/425418047/yin-zhaohui.html Feng Zhengjie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_Zhengjie http://www.artnet.com/artist/171567/feng-zheng-jie.html The Saatchi Gallery http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/new_art_from-china.htm Sun Yuan and Peng Yu http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/yu_yuan.htm?section_name=china_art Book: http://www.rbooks.co.uk/product.aspx?id=0224084992 Music: Moonlight Reflected On The Er-Quan Spring, Lei Qiang http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Traditional-Erhu-Music-Vol/dp/B00003XAX7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_Qiang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhu Tags: The Contemporary Chinese Art |