Beijing show aims to lessen market influence on young artists

"Breathing needs no explanation, neither does art." This is one of many declarations at this year's Art Nova 100 Opening Exhibition in Beijing.

The annual event, which was launched in 2011, brings together the latest artworks in different styles and mediums by Chinese artists age 40 and younger. The exhibition aims to create a "promising and vanguard group" in China's art scene and invites viewers to think about the future of art where technology is increasingly used to tell social stories.

The ongoing exhibition, which is being held at the city's Guardian Art Center through Aug 1, examines the scope and scale of the work of more than 100 emerging artists from different parts of China, as well as the works of established artists, who have been featured in previous editions of the event.