The ARTISTS STROKES OF GENIUS

As the Chinese art market soars, connoisseurs are looking eastward. Gagosian opened a Hong Kong gallery in January, and this month Frangois Pinault's artistic foundation sponsors an exhibition in the city (presented by Christie's and Shanghai's Rockbund museum) of works by sought-after painter Zeng Fanzhi. Other big stars on the scene: Liu Ye, whose fairy-tale paintings draw record prices at auction, and artist Yang Fudong, who has worked with Prada and Chanel. Meanwhile, sculptor and political activist Ai Weiwei makes his public-art debut in New York's Central Park this month.