Cayol, Christine

Biography

Christine Cayol has been living in Beijing since 2003. After studying philosophy, in  2009 she set up 'Yishu 8', a Chinese version of the Villa Medici which hosts artists in Beijing, organises artistic events and invites Chinese artists to immerse themselves in French culture. She is the author of À quoi pensent les Chinois en regardant Mona Lisa and Pourquoi les chinois ont toujours le temps ?, translated into Spanish (Urano) and Dutch (Ten Have).