About the Author

Pia Copper an independent art consultant and curator of Chinese art. She writes widely, and organizes exhibitions around the world. She studied Taoism at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. Francesca Dal Lago, whose celebrated essay introduces Art Mao, is a scholar specialising in modern and contemporary Chinese art. She holds a PhD on the history of Chinese art from the Institute of Fine Arts and New York University, and lives between Italy and Paris.