The 2008 Beijing 798 Art Festival began Sept. 28th and will run up until October 18th.
The festival organizers invited the famous art critic, Wang Lin to serve as the general curator and will showcase the latest Chinese contemporary art via exhibitions and forums, with and around the wider art community,
One of the events is the "Art is not invariable" activity. Here more than 40 artists, like Kong Yongqian, JinFeng, Cang Xin, He Chengyao, Zhang Xiaotao, Yu Ji, Wei Jiqing, Gu Xiong, and many more other notables will discuss the issues of contemporary art.
An outdoor lost sculpture preview curated by critics Lu Rongzhi and Cui Li will also entice visitors.