In the space of a few decades, China has grown into the world’s fourth biggest economy. Ultramodern metropolises have sprung up out of nowhere and state slogans extol capitalism and
consumerism. In two presentations – the New Urban Realities group exhibition and the Xu Zhen solo exhibition – Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen shows how the latest generation of Chinese artists is reacting to these spectacular changes.

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