After many years, the University at Buffalo has established itself as the premiere Art Gallery in all of Amherst. Their toiling and tuition spikes have finally paid dividends in the form of the most ambitious exhibition of contemporary Chinese art!

Now through the end of January is your chance to behold, The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art. Thanks to the local hosts, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery on Elmwood Avenue and UB’s two galleries, we can all be privy to such excellent works from abroad.

The exhibition curator, Gao Minglu, Ph.D., obviously knows what he or she is doing since he or she has all those little initials after his or her name. No doubt, he or she has done a good job so far, since all the art on display on the walls was level with the floor and in obvious harmony with its natural setting.

One piece in particular, by Huang Yongping, was perfectly parallel to the ground. It was of an airplane wing in the middle of a deciduous forest. Judging by the caption, the photograph seemed to show that artist’s distaste “for established cultures, regimes, doctrines and dogma.” The woods symbolizes women’s rights and the wing is the crushing, phallic oppressors, or at the very least, the Bush Regime.

Another masterpiece, “Fish Bed,” by Shen Yuan, was a literal showcase of fish swimming around in a clear plastic mattress that sat on a bed frame. The coinciding plaque said the “unpleasant smell [from the fish that died in 1989] resonates with the dark mystery of human relationships.” True dat. And even though “Fish Bed” was created in 11 years before his inauguration, it still transcends time to openly criticize President Bush.

A must see is Wang Jianwei’s 16-minute smash hit, “Spider No. 2.” It is a video that “examines the relationship between public space and contemporary art by transferring and overlapping various fragmented spaces” by having a couple sit on a bed and disrobe in an all-encompassing blue light. You get to see some boobs with this one. The point should also not be overlooked, that the artist used a slow film speed to represent George W. Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

For the titillating experience, come soak up the excitement at UB’s Center for the Art’s Art Gallery. It’s free.