Highlights from 2014 Shanghai Biennale

The installation 1999 by Liu Ding is the most attractive artwork on the exhibition as it occupies the largest area and involves the most people for an interaction. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/Asianewsphoto]

The work 1999 reflects on the state of "contemporary art" in China in the 1990s. The work consists of recorded quotes and pop music of the 1990s, which can be listened to on the telephone.

The quotes are both texts written by Liu Ding or excerpts taken from interviews Liu Ding conducted with Chinese artists and critics active in the 1990s.

With 1999, Liu Ding hopes to provide an account of the Chinese art world in the 1990s as he has observed and experienced.