Marching to the beat of the auction hammer

An exhibition showcasing a cross-section of China's contemporary art scene will run at Christie's Rockefeller Center in New York City from Sept 9 to Sept 26.

Trans-Realism will bring 29 paintings and photographs by 17 leading Chinese artists to global audiences. The event is organized by the Center of International Cultural Exchange (CICE) of China and Christie's.

Participating artists include Yang Feiyun, Xin Dongwang, Yu Hong and Qiu Xiaofei, whose genre selections encompass elegant interpretations, modern reproductions and the contemporary construction of realism.