Is Chinese Modern Art the Greatest Artistic Movement Since Cubism?

Avant Garde (2009): Meet the Chinese artists who have taken the art world by storm. For similar stories, see: Beijing Olympic Fever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE87Y-VGj1E You Won t Believe The Models That John Cox Makes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhQsm5n4d4o The Japanese Millionaire Helping the Elderly Through Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw7C0XZzM24 Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/4483 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Since the end of Mao’ s reign, art works emerging from China have taken the world by storm. We hear from some of China ’s most exciting artists. Artists who lived in rural poverty only a decade ago now shake their heads in wonder as their works fetch millions of dollars in London and New York. ‘"This period of history has been as exciting as Paris would have been in the early 1900s’", gushes art historian Karen Smith. ‘"Out of this kind of incredible period of innovation people will emerge who will be remembered as Picasso and Matisse were’." Lui Xioadong is one of these talented artists. Xioadong has become a revered cynical realist painter and has recently sold at a record US$9.3 million. ‘It is a remarkable phenomenon when you think that within our lifetime, a single artist’s life has changed so dramatically in every way.’ Grubstreet – Ref. 4483 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.