The Great Chinese Art Revolution

The Great Chinese Art Revolution

A laughing Yue Mingun

The True Stories strand, which showcases the best international feature documentaries, continues with a film exploring how China's contemporary artists have become the new rock stars of the art world, living a lifestyle more in tune with bohemian New York than the People's Republic of China.

Once considered off-track and exotic, contemporary Chinese art has arguably achieved a peak, selling for millions at auctions across the world. In a time of great change, as China struggles to balance capitalism with communism, a new wave of modern art has found its voice.

The film features leading artists discussing their work, including Ai Weiwei: widely regarded as China's father of conceptual art and one of the designers behind Beijing's Olympic stadium, The Bird's Nest; and Zhang Xiaogang - possibly the best known and most collected of his generation.

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