It has always been difficult for Asian modern art to break into the Western mainstream. While the treasures of the National Palace Museum have an established pedigree and represent the cream of 5,000 years of Chinese culture, modern art has always been a Western domain, one in which Asia is usually considered subordinate.
亞洲現代藝術要打進西方主流一向困難，不像故宮瑰寶代表中國五千年文化精華的正統地位，現代藝術一直是西方的天下，亞洲則往往被視為附庸。