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Art in the Field: Can Art Help China’s Villages Prosper?
Art festivals try to bring visual culture to China’s villages, but are they being put to good use?
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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
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Of Malls and Museums
From promoting luxury brands to upping the footfall in shopping malls, commercial influences are prompting questions about the future of art in China
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For Art’s Sake
A wealthy patron is putting philanthropy first, opening Hangzhou’s first non-profit foreign art museum
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The Writing on the Walls
Shenzhen’s Dafen village, once the world’s painting factory, faces redevelopment as an “art park.” But what will happen to its artists?
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