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Qi Baishi has been ranked third in sales, behind Picasso and Warhol, in the latest art auction list.

Exhibition Guide

Son Grows under Painter Dad's Brushstrokes
Young artist Nan Fang has only focused on one subject, his cute son, since the boy was born.

• A Print Maker Re-imagines the Vases
Chinese prints, which were very popular in the 1980s, have faded in appeal because easy reproduction makes them a poor investment.

• Super Generation, Market Potential
Titled "SuperGeneration@Taiwan," the show recently wrapped up a tour of Shanghai in December and will be on display in Beijing until February 12.

• Bringing Art back to Daily Life
'Today Art Museum' curator Li Degeng and his partner Jiang Hua and Hai Jin launched their "Design in China" exhibition.

• Dancing with Character
Dancers and calligraphers might appear -- superficially -- to be quite different in their art, but both deal with line, motion and creativity.

• Taking It up A Notch
Hand painted wooden clogs by Swedish fashion designer Asa Westlund and half-naked robots by China's Unmask are among the art works at the Nordic-China Arts Festival that opened on Saturday.

Contemporary

Print Art Reaches out to Public
The 2010 New Year Fine Art Print Festival, an exhibition of comtemporary prints, will run from Jan. 23 to Mar. 30 in Beijing's 798 Art District.

• Rongbao Auction: Affordable Paintings for Everyone

• Chinese Contemporary Art Protagonist on World Stage

• Chocolate Wonderland to Open near Bird's Nest

• Degas Painting Worth 30 mln Euros Stolen from Museum

• Realist Oil Paintings Strike a Pose at Auction

• Sculptor Zhang Dedi, Creator of Three Soong Ching-Ling Statues

• Where Is China's Contemporary Art?

• Unknown Side of Van Gogh Revealed