Cutting-edge artists present unique show

If you are tired of the commercially driven paintings, prints and sculptures at the galleries and auctions, check out the sub-phenomena exhibition at Cafa Art Museum.

The exhibition encompasses about 200 artworks from 93 cutting-edge Chinese artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Chinese mainland and other parts of the world.

An 80-member jury, comprising museum directors, art critics, curators, veteran artists and art professors from the world over, selected the artists from among some 300 candidates.

The artworks include oil paintings, experimental ink pieces, watercolors, pencil drawings, videos, lithographs, multimedia, sculptures and installations.

Unlike previous exhibitions about works by young artists, mostly students from art academies, this exhibition comprises young artists from different education backgrounds, who portray their lives and their inner feelings in a fast-changing society.

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Expected to be held once every two years, the exhibition particularly examines the impact of sub-cultures on the younger generation of Chinese artists.

Viewers may find that many of the works on show are inspired by new trends on the Internet such as micro blog, parody clips on video sharing sites, hot topics discussed in social networking and gaming websites.

9 am-5 pm, until Sept 6. Cafa Art Museum, 8 Huajiadi Nanjie, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6477-1637.

- Zhu Linyong