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08:59 GMT, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 09:59 UK

In pictures: Saatchi Gallery

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The new Saatchi Gallery opens its doors to the public in London this week, with its inaugural exhibition The Revolution Continues: New Art From China.

Bloodline, by Zhang Xiaogang

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The exhibition brings together 24 of China's leading artists, including Zhang Xiaogang whose painting Bloodline hangs in the gallery.

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Civilisation, by Bai Yiluo, is among the exhibits at the 70,000 sq ft gallery, in the Duke of York headquarters in Chelsea.

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Chinese Offspring, by Zhang Dali, features 15 life-sized figures suspended upside down from the ceiling. Each one represents a migrant construction worker.

Love It! Bite It! by Liu Wei built

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Artist Liu Wei built Love It! Bite It! - a model city of Western culture's "tastiest bits", including the Colosseum and the Guggenheim - from edible dog chews.

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Old Persons Home, by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, presents satirical models of pensioners in wheelchairs who bear some resemblances to world leaders.

Your Body, by Xiang Jing

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The Revolution Continues: New Art From China will open to the public on Thursday.

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