Artists in China

This artistic resurgence has even reached the smaller cities of Yangjiang and Guangzhou in the southern province of Guangdong. travels a path through the sphere of art in China and shows just how much variety can fall under the label of "Chinese contemporary." Rather than simply reproduce a catalogue of artworks, this book presents portraits of more than 50 artists at work in their studios and homes (often these are one in the same), giving a sense not only of the art they make, but of the context in which they make it. From the major painters whose works now command staggering sums at auction to a younger experimental generation born in the 1970s and 1980s, this collection of images made by photographer Mario Ciampi documents a crucial moment in the development of contemporary Chinese art. Essays by journalist Philip Tinari place the activity of each artist within the context of today's art world.