Postmodern Art Exhibition

Jiangcheng Arts and Exhibition Center.

This exhibition center on the outskirts of Jiangcheng City had only recently been completed.

Aside from this avant-garde arts and exhibition center, the area also had several museums, creative workshops, theaters, experience centers, and other facilities under construction.

It was said that this had once been the site of the Jiangcheng Grand Theater. After Jiangcheng Industries bought it, the place was transformed into a community for promoting positive energy and creating art.

When Lu Ban came here, it felt as though he had returned home.

It was still some distance from the urban area, however. There were no densely packed residential neighborhoods nearby, only vast stretches of farmland. Thanks to that, there were not many people around.

On the way, Lu Ban saw several young couples. Most of the girls were dragging their boyfriends along in front of them. After thinking about it, he decided that this kind of avant-garde art really might be more popular with artsy young women.

Of course, there were also plenty of people who looked artistic at a glance. For example, the person walking in front of Lu Ban was wearing a padded jacket despite the still-warm weather. The jacket was riddled with holes, and he had messy long hair. Lu Ban glanced at his face—it was square and regular, with a sharpness in his eyes.

Lu Ban watched the man walk a few steps before stopping beside a trash can.

Suddenly, he reached into the extinguished ashtray mounted above the trash can and fished out a cigarette butt that was about to go out. He deftly held it between both hands and took a deep drag.

The faint ember reignited as air flowed through the filter, like life itself, flourishing without end. It was just as this artist demonstrated: