Also on view at P.S. 1

Curated by art historian Gao Minglu, “Inside Out” surveys some eighty-plus works (in a range of media) by artists from the Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, as well as by several expatriates. The “one-China” approach may touch a nerve, mirroring as it does the policy of Beijing. Still, the works on view should help answer the question, What is the role of art in this climate? Does it assume a position of moral authority (read: pro-democracy)? Reflect a consumer class waiting out the “transitional period” in anticipation of the market triumph over ideology? Or is international recognition the leading desire? Sept. 15, 1998–Jan. 3, 1999; travels to SF MoMA and Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Feb. 26–June 1, 1999; and additional venues.

— Jan Avgikos