Contemporary art, a tool of soft power for China

What if the future of contemporary art was Chinese?

The dichotomy between official and contemporary art in mainland China is tending to fade at the turn of the century. In less than twenty years, China has become an art market giant

Is this the end of the underground status of contemporary art?

A new topography of the contemporary art system is developing in intensity in the years to come. For China, this development has double benefits: it boosts the country’s art internationally and it offers the country a formidable lever of soft power.

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