Chinese artists' works gain global appeal (3)

"Our products give art lovers, especially the young generation, a fresh new way to integrate creativity into their everyday lives on a budget," she says.

"Nearly all the limited-edition works brought to international art shows sell out fast, which shows how much the world is interested in China's contemporary art."

Only three Chinese artists cooperated with UCCA Store in the beginning. By 2010, there were nearly 50 artists, more than 80 percent of whom were Chinese.

"The store didn't make profits until 2010, and now the revenue from the store provides the primary financial support to UCCA," Xue says.

In ways resembling UCCA's efforts to improve global understanding of Chinese art and promote Chinese artists and designers through practical methods, many other art stores support innovative "art-incubator" workshops.

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