By Xinhua Writer Li Huizi

    BEIJING, Dec. 20 (xinhua) -- When Chinese art critic Fei Dawei arrived in France in 1986 with 1,200 slides of Chinese contemporary art works, he did not expect that he would prompt such a profound change in Westerners' views of the Chinese art scene.

    Shanghai-born Fei, a graduate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, gave many speeches and lectures on Chinese contemporary art in Paris, but failed to notice much enthusiasm until he was introduced to Jean-Hubert Martin, then curator of the National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou.

    When Martin heard of Fei's lectures he became curious. After looking through 200 of Fei's slides, he felt he had found a new continent.

    "How many slides do you have?" "1,200," Fei replied. "I want to see all of them," the Pom...

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