Contemporary Chinese art finds a place in art history: rapid political and socioeconomic changes have engendered a burgeoning worldwide market for work from Chinese artists. From: Art Business News | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Pfingsten Publishing, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Ming vases, delicate ancient scrolls, ink-brush nature paintings--all are commonly associated with Chinese art. But what about propaganda-poster-style soldiers juxtaposed with a Western perfume company logo, the black-and-white figure of a half-naked woman set against a technicolor cityscape or giant hanging scrolls crammed with distorted Chinese characters?

These are the images that have been turning heads in the international art market--avant-garde art from an ancient culture where recent political, economic and social changes have inspired a creative re-awakening.

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