The following information, written by Karen Smith, is titled "A Walk in the World of Jia Aili", and was published online from NY ARTS, September-October, 2007.

In an age when Chinese art appears to be taking the world by storm and, given the ever-increasing population of China, one might assume that this is being done by a veritable horde of artists, but it might be surprising to some to find out that the actual number of Chinese artists is quite small. In spite of the fact that the occupation of an "artist" is now acknowledged as a respectable profession within present-day Chinese society, and one that is not without its financial rewards, the quantity of gifted young artists is still growing at a slow and somewhat dis...