Chen's painting Auckland and Sail Boat Photo: Courtesy of National Art Museum of China
World of Colors exhibition @ National Art Museum of China
Chen Xiao (also known as Sean Chen) first caught the attention of the art world while spending two decades in New Zealand, where he developed his unique combination of Eastern and Western painting techniques and philosophies. Born in Zhejiang Province, he has traveled across China in search of inspiration in his more than 30-year-long career. His signature paintings include Snow Mountain, The Old City Christchurch, Knox Church, Dunedin and Impression of Shanghai.
When: Until January 14
Where: No. 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district
Admission: Free
Contact: 6400-1476
Visionary exhibition @ CAFA Art Museum
After premiering in London last October, the group exhibition, Visionary: Contemporary Fine Art from China Central Academy of Fine Art, featuring 70 works by 22 artists from CAFA, comes to Beijing. Not to be missed are Pan Gongkai's Painting of Autumn and Wang Huangsheng's Youxiang.
When: Until February 22
Where: No. 8 Huajiadi Nanjie, Chaoyang district
Admission: Free
Contact: 6477-1575
Rural North China 1947-1948 photo exhibition @ Taikang Space
This photo exhibit focuses on northern China's rural villages during the land reform process of the 1940s, as photographed by David Crook and military photographers Wu Qun and Gao Liang.
When: Until January 26
Where: No 1. Yard, Caochangdi, Cuigezhuang, Chaoyang district
Admission: Free
Contact: 5127-3130
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