In addition to a top roster of Chinese artists, Pace Beijing also has had unique opportunities to showcase international artists such as Sterling Ruby. Julie Bills, associate director at Pace Beijing explained, "Pace international is one of the oldest galleries that exists so we have incredible artists to draw from and this fantastic platform to show work that hasn't been seen in China yet. A lot of mainland collectors and critics are interested in seeing works that you wouldn't usually see in China, and we have the ability to showcase them.

Art lovers in China may be very well-informed and educated about artists and their work, the fact is that the number of high reputation works viewable in person thus far has been limited. The challenges continue, though clearly the situation today is drastically improved from times past.

Many people have seen and studied art in books, but Bills clarified why seeing art in person is important. "When you actually see the oil paint on the canvas and get a sense of the texture and a sense of the technique… it's usually transformative. And for us to have a platform from which to showcase the transformative nature of art for people is pretty profound. And we're uniquely positioned in China to get to do that, to get to educate audiences in China on work happening in China as well as work happening in other places in the world."

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