The third edition of Nanjing International Art Festival ("NIAF") is based on the overall theme: "HISTORICODE: Scarcity and Supply". Through different art forms from different countries and regions, NIAF embodies suggestions and performances that respond to the challenges of globalization, while at the same time trying to make an impact on current academic issues faced by the field of contemporary art. According to Curator Lu Peng,"the theme of this exhibition is not an attempt to promote a single direction in art, but rather to bring up questions regarding history and reality that relate to art, while focusing on the period from the 1990s to the present".