Chinese art is immensely popular. In only a few years, a market has arisen in Beijing and Shanghai that doubles in size every few years. One artist after the other is making a fortune, buying a luxury car and moving into an upscale neighbourhood. While scores of exhibitions of Chinese art are opening in the West in anticipation of the Olympic Games, METROPOLIS M sent the following provocation to four critics, curators and artists: Is the art market killing all creativity in Chinese art?