8 of Paths: Art in Beijing

The 8 of Paths introduces 22 young artists from Beijing by means of large-format pictures as well as texts on their lives and works.

It shows a generation that has worked for new possibilities and freedoms.

Contrary to the common Western depiction of a monolithic state apparatus, multiplicities develop in China that result in a new self-image of artistic personality in the conflict between the public and the private of Chinese coinage.

In addition several essays provide a fascinating overview of the current art scene in Beijing and an informative look back at their development since the beginning of the 1990s.