Since the mid-1980s, China has seen a flowering of artistic activity that has paralleled and often commented on the explosion in material culture brought about by economic reform. China Avant-garde provides an overview of recent cultural developments and presents examples of works by 60 ofthe most prominent and influential Chinese artists active today .Articles by prominent Chinese art historians detail recent history in the arts, as well as presenting discussions of developments in cinema, literature (including theatre and poetry), Chinese classical and popular music, and photography.