Comprising more than eighty works by fifty artists – including Ai Weiwei, Fang Lijun, Geng Jianyi, Huang Yong Ping, Zhang Peili, and Zhang Xiaogang – this is the first-ever chronological exhibition about the emergence of Chinese contemporary art. It shows both the development of Chinese contemporary art and a glimpse of the collection that will be on display when the M+ building opens in 2019.

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Mao Zedong: Red Grid No. 2 by Wang Guangyi, 1988 © Wang Guangyi The Second Situation by Geng Jianyi, 1987 © Geng Jianyi

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For this exhibition, M+ has selected from its M+ Sigg Collection seminal works of painting, sculpture, photography, performance documentation, video and installation to illustrate the evolution of Chinese contemporary art – from its inception at the end of the Cultural Revolution up to today’s vibrant art scene.

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Rainbow by Zeng Fanzhi, 1997 © Zeng Fanzhi

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Calligraphy Peach Blossom Garden by Yangjiang Group, 2004 © Yangjiang Group