As Seen is a series of publications that review the work of Chinese artists as presented in public museums and galleries in China. As S een is not exhaustive, but it is the result of extensive exhibition-going. With particular focus on the achievements of young artists, As Seen 2 continues to track the pulse of the times as it underscores artistic content and form.

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" As Seen is the perfect book to keep posted by the historian of the Chinese contemporary art scene. Thanks to Karen Smith, each year we have a great summary of what’s going on in China, as a panorama of the year’s top shows. A memory of the future, don’t miss Karen’s eyes."

Jérôme Sans, curator

" Published simultaneously in English and Chinese versions, and distributed both through the official Chinese system and the international art world system, this volume goes a long way toward creating a common frame of reference for recent developments in Chinese art, both inside and beyond China."

Philip Tinari, director, UCCA

Karen Smith has been writing about China’s contemporary art scene since the early 1990s. She has lived in China for twenty years during which time she has contributed to numerous international and domestic publications and exhibition catalogues, both for individual artists and group exhibitions.

Her personal books include several monographs on China’s leading artists, and the historical compendium Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China, which examines the careers of nine founding fathers of China’s new art movement which began in 1985.

In her capacity as curator, Smith regularly produces exhibitions in China and abroad.