1. Chinese art in context : Cultural interaction and exchange from antiquity to the mid-twentieth century ; Realist and modernist art in China, 1911-1948 ; Socialist-realist and revolutionary art in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1977
2. Modern (comtemporary) Chinese art, 1976-1989 : The early development of modern (contemporary) Chinese art ; Avant-garde art in the People's Republic of China ; The dissolution of the '85 movement
3. Contemporary Chinese art, 1990-2001 : Contemporary Chinese art after Tiananmen ; The internationalization of contemporary Chinese art ; Experimental art and social transformation in the People's Republic of China
4. Contemporary Chinese art, 2002-2013 : Contemporary Chinese art on the global stage ; Contemporary Chinese art and contemporaneity ; The political recuperation of contemporary Chinese art.
