thoughts and impressions of it resurface on a daily basis. Friends and

colleagues keep asking all sorts of questions about China, as if I had

become an expert on the subject after being there for only nine days;

but certainly, I did my best to keep my eyes, ears, and mind open as

wide as possible. These days, the coverage of the Chinese contemporary

art scene has spilled over from the pages of art magazines to such

mainstream publications as Vanity Fair (December issue)...