Since 2012, China has been the world number one in art sales. Who are these artists? What drives them and how do they combat censorship?
Contemporary Chinese art was finally able to take off after Mao's death. Artists have revisited Western art and some have hijacked Communist propaganda, adding to it a criticism of the Western consumerism that is sweeping the country. Art is well placed to observe the excesses of Chinese society, and has become the flag bearer for aspirations to freedom. These contemporary works symbolise people's wounds and hardships, and State violence.
Although two artists - Basquiat and Koons - constitute 50% of the American market, China has 47 artists in the top 100, and nearly half them are newcomers.
Through personal encounters with the most original and avant-garde artists, in their workshops or during performances, this film sets out to understand their work and what motivates them, as well as looking at how they fight censorship.
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