Covering all aspects from the surreal to ‘pop art’, this selection of photographic exhibitions draws upon everything from the iconoclastic images currently entrenching modern China to weird, surreal situations that explore feelings of national estrangement. China today is undergoing massive change. Constant Stream references the current state of China, its centuries of tradition contrasting directly to the fast-changing modern society with a vast potential to impact on global affairs. It also offers a mediated discussion around the barrage of social, political, environmental and economic issues that come out of China. Constant Stream aims to stimulate not only much needed dialogue between China and other cultures but also between diverse disciplines in order to provoke debate, raise social awareness, formulate encounters and facilitate understanding.  Click here for more information. Internationally renowned, and epitomising the emergence of ‘Gaudy Art’ subverting the language of propaganda, Wang Qinsong creates large computer-manipulated photographs imbued with wry humour and deep-seated iconoclasm toward all things ‘official’.  Click here for more information. Lu Chunsheng’s work consists of brooding films and photographs which appear preoccupied with the Industrial Era and Communist History. However, the stories told via his films are more mystic than nostalgic. Since the late 90s his work has been recognized on an international level, thought he has been renowned in China for many years, where he is regarded as extremely influential within the new generation of Chinese artists.  Click here for more information.

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