Did you catch the names of the artists?

I love asian art and have researched the Chinese Contemporary scene a bit before. Though, found it really difficult to find any affordable stuff. It's a relatively new scene and China obviously still controls it's media, which probably explains it.

I know that there are a couple of galleries in London which specialise in Chinese contemporary art, but I reckon they're probably out of your price range (they are out of mine). Though, they often have exhibitions of up-and-coming artists and so it may be worth googling the names you see on their websites:

and
www.goedhuiscontemporary.com

This site is also pretty interesting: www.artscenechina.com and the related site: www.artscenewarehouse.com. I never got a reply when I contacted them for prices. Though, you may have better luck.

Stuff does seem to come up on Ebay. Though, with piracy/forgery rife in China I'd be doubly careful of getting any stuff from the bay.

A lot of the stuff on Gallery Nucleus is by Asian artists or inspired by Asian art - not sure how much of it is Chinese though. Worth a look though, plenty of interesting stuff at great prices: www.gallerynucleus.com.

If artscene do get back to you or you find another good source, let me know.

I really like Yue Minjun's work too. The Chinese contemporary scene has some really interesting artists; particularly, given the political situation in China.

Earlier in the year a few works came up for auction at Sothebys. Let's just say they weren't cheap. I had a look for some works at the time, but couldn't find anything affordable. Originals sell for tens of thousands.

From what I could establish, Yue Minjun is represented by:

www.artbeatus.com/english.html

There are also a couple of London galleries which specialise in Chinese contemporary art:

and
www.goedhuiscontemporary.com

This site is also pretty interesting: www.artscenechina.com and the related site: www.artscenewarehouse.com.

Not sure if any of them have any Yue Minjun prints, though it may be worth contacting them.

I have seen a few items come up on Ebay over the last 6 months, but they were almost certainly fakes.

If you do find anything, let me know.

think there is something by him/her in the sotherby's sale on friday. Was looking round yesterday and pretty sure I saw something that looked a lot like that.
As an aside (sorry to hijack the thread), if you have the opportunity I'd recommend you go and have a look around Sotherby's galleries, they've got some great stuff (banksy, faile basquiat, etc). I always thought it would be quite stuffy but I just walked in off the street and had a wander round.
In a funny way it seemed more open than this place considering the cliqueyness of the 'pm me if you want to know where to buy some new prints' vibe that has been developing recently.

Yue has a "school" where his body of work is reproduced. Rather than doing a limited run of prints, they do an unlimited run of hand-painted duplicates by his protege's. I've seen a couple dozen or so of these in person, and they look outstanding. If you can accept a non-traditional source.

As far as value for a collection, they're pretty much worthless. But to have an absolutely stunning, hand-painted work of art, they're a steal. The local Seattle re-seller offers them starting at $170 a pop for a 24" x 24".

www.alchemycollections.com/servlet/ProductList?command=cp&supplierID=660&categoryID=3212&childID=3215&categoryName=Art

Contact them and I believe you can order and make special requests from his catalog.

This guy is great. Yue Minjun does all self-portraits. His sculptures are amazing. The people I work for are pretty big guns on the Chinese Contemporary scene...they have a massive collection of this stuff that they've put together over the past 4 years or so...I can throw you guys some names of other Chinese artists if your interested...Ling Jian, Zhang Huan, and Zhang Xiaogang (hands-down the hotest Contemporary artist right now)...and as far as price goes, forget it. At this point in the game, quality Chinese Comtemporary is untouchable unless you have millions to spend. Sothby's Hong Kong and London are showcasing Chinese Art at the Comtemp auctions in the next 2 weeks. Expect this stuff to keep skyrocketing...

His "Execution" print at Sotherby's has just gone for £2.6m, guide of 1.5-2m on live cam, interesting print and artist, very interesting.

OK. That is just a bit freakish.

Hi heavyconsumer, the name of the artist is Cui Nan. He's a Chinese Contemporary artist. I know western art/artists dominate this forum, but, I figure this is a nice change in pace.

The site launches July 1st so I'm sure there will be a big bruhaha then.

that's a very cool image. i like that there's no text in the speech bubble. and the fact he has blood on his fingers...definitely makes you think what's going on? thanks for sharing streetgirl.

I don't think there is or ever will be a Banksy equivalent in Asia...but, there are some superstars... check out Cai Guo Qiang, Yue Minjun, Zhang Xiaogang, Wu Guanzhong, and a recently "hot" artist Liu Xiaodong

Oh, I almost forgot the obvious...Takashi Murakami. But, maybe it's me, but I can't stand his stuff. I appreciate the originality and overall brand, but it's all a bit too anime/manga for me...which I don't like...surprising as I'm Asian...

I was thinking more along the line of my Mother-in-law!!!!