CHINA NOW, the UK's largest ever festival of Chinese culture, launched the UK's largest ever exhibition trail of contemporary Chinese art, installations, sculptures and photography on April 8.(Photo: Chinaculture.org) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, April -- CHINA NOW, the UK's largest ever festival of Chinese culture, launched the UK's largest ever exhibition trail of contemporary Chinese art, installations, sculptures and photography on April 8.

    With over 400 pieces of artwork showcasing across the UK, the programme sees art from China's leading contemporary artists such as Cao Fei, Xu Bing, Xu Tan, Zhang Xiaogang and Sui Jianguo appear in exclusive venues including the Saatchi Gallery, Serpentine and the National Museum of Scotland amongst others.

    Revealing the depth and diversity of contemporary Chinese art nationwide, the art trail includes sound installations, neon signs, video art, sculptures, paintings, drawings and digital multimedia.

    The works being produced in China now reflect the amazing changes that have taken place in this country over the past five decades. Contemporary Chinese art is intimately connected to the growing contradictions and tensions caused by old-new, traditional-modern, east-west, individual-state and the never ending search for an identity that has yet to be formed.

    CHINA NOW, the UK's largest ever festival of Chinese culture, is a six-month nationwide celebration of over 1000 Chinese events including exhibitions, performances and activities spanning Chinese film, cuisine, comics, art, literature, music, design, science, technology, business, education and sport across the UK. Visit www.chinanow.org.uk/events for full details of all events.

    (Source: Chinaculture.org)