GALLERY

Remembering China’s 1990s Boom Times Through Art

An exhibition in Guangdong explores the personal emotions evoked by China’s rapid growth and construction obsession of the 1990s

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

BOOKS

Over Drawn: ​The Dilemmas Facing China’s Booming Online Comics

China’s wildly popular online comics struggle to reproduce the magic of the 1990s

GALLERY

Healing Strokes: A Gen Z Artist Explores Personal Pain and Historical Trauma

Sonia Jia explores trauma and the still-raw legacy of Japanese occupation on canvas

GALLERY

Sculpting Divinity: The Artist Creating Gods from Ancient Folklore

How a mural artist invents and builds deities inspired by the spiritual customs of Quanzhou

GALLERY

When Art Meets the Authenticity of Labor

How performance artist Li Liao, famous for his 45-day stint on Foxconn’s assembly lines in 2012, became a delivery driver to pay the bills

LIFE

Temple of Pain: Three Chengdu Tattooists Reflect on the Pandemic in Ink

How tattoo artists stay creative amid economic pressures, and try to make sense of their pandemic experiences through ink

GALLERY

Painting By Numbers: Is the Future of Chinese Art Computer Based?

How crypto-artist Reva combines her love of coding with artistic creativity

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 graffiti art has forgotten its counter-cultural roots

GALLERY

Famous Chinese Artists Are Embracing NFTs. Can Crypto-Natives Catch Up?

In the Chinese NFT world, reputation and connections prove just as important as in the offline traditional art scene