Beijing-based painter Fang Lijun, a major figure of Cynical Realism—the 1990s art movement that satirizes Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda—in his latest work turns to themes of human desire in the market-driven world. Fang speaks to ArtAsiaPacific about his solo exhibition “The Precipice over the Clouds” (June 22 – September 30) at Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino (GAM) featuring works dating from 2006 to today.