China art in a state of flux
AT first glance, Chinese contemporary artist Yang Yongliang's works look like traditional Chinese ink paintings, complete with smoky majestic mountains and quaint fishing villages. But look closer, and those "mountains" turn out to be clusters of grey high-rise buildings, while the "fishing villages" are actually construction cranes.
These works express the 34-year-old artist's view of China's urbanisation and have become some of his most recognised pieces. They can be seen at the ArtScience Museum till November this year, as part of a group photography exhibition titled Flux Realities, which features 63 pho…
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