This book redefines contemporary Chinese art in the last forty years since the end of China's Cultural Revolution, placing it in the context of unprecedented cultural, political and urban transformation. Writer and curator Jiang Jiehong takes a thematic approach, examining how artists have responded to concepts of the collective, tradition, urbanization and development outside the constraints of contemporary China and beyond the conventional art space. Curatorial discussions, as well as images of original installation views and key art historical events lend context to works by internationally recognized artists and those emerging onto the scene. Illustrated in full color, this concise and far-reaching survey offers new insights into the relationship of contemporary Chinese art to the past and the present. Book jacket.