This catalogue is the accompanying publication of the exhibition Reality, Surreality. A Major Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Painting, specially organized by renowned art historian and curator Lü Peng at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Urban Planning in Shenzhen. Bringing together 50 artists and more than 100 works, the exhibition reconsiders Surrealism as a broad and evolving concept that has transcended stylistic boundaries. From the legacy of the 1985 New Wave to the innovative practices of a younger generation, the project traces the development of Chinese Surrealism and reveals its new creative directions within a global context.