ART SALON:

　　The Culture of Contemporary Chinese Art

　　Intimate discussions with artists, curators, critics and art historians about contemporary Chinese art from the perspective of social and political contexts, the relationship between contemporary Chinese and Western culture, and the bridge between traditional and contemporary Chinese art.

　　Past Art Salons are available on DVD in both English and Mandarin.

　　Censorship of the Visual arts in China Despite the history of repression of the visual arts in China, censorship has substantially subsided in the past decade. Despite sporadic incidents — most recently, the cancellation of Zhang Huan’s exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum — contemporary art has been allowed, by and large,to flourish. How does China’s oversight of contemporary art operate in today’s context?

　　How does it compare to the situation of artists in the US?

　　Barbara Pollack is currently writing a book on the contemporary art scene in China and is the author of an article on censorship in China in the September issue of Modern Painters.

　　Zhang Hongtu is a Chinese artist living in New York whose painting was recently censored in China.

　　Colin Chinnery is an artist living in Beijing and the former chief curator at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.

　　Tuesday, October 21?－ 6:30–8 PM

　　$10 member / $15 non-member

　　125 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065? Tel: 212-744-8181 Fax: 212-628-4159? www.chinainstitute.org

　　Lillia Chrysostome

　　Arts and Culture Programs Assistant

　　China Institute

　　125 East 65th Street

　　New York, NY 10065

　　Tel: 212-744-8181 x 111

　　Fax: 212-628-4159

　　Lchrysostome@chinainstitute.org