Publisher's Synopsis
Between them, the stars of Naughty Kids have shown at nearly every museum and gallery in China, national and private. While almost all have received traditional training, they work in media ranging from digital photography to flash animation, along with oils and sculptural materials. And as they and their home contemporary art scene evolve, the "kids" have been adopting some curious themes, with cartoon elements appearing everywhere from enormous, almost 3-D canvases to pithy notebook doodles. Naughty Kids presents more than 30 rising Chinese artists, a generation increasingly seen as the country's most promising creative force, at one with her battles over freedom of expression and her push into the international arena. This single unique concept album looks into each artist's heart--and their locker--with pop-culture-oriented surveys that reveal how much closer this "consumer generation" is to Western consciousness than anyone would have guessed.
