Long Museum debuts three solo shows

Works by photographers, video artists and architects are presented in several installation spaces Chen created as reproductions using the mansion's ruins.

Visitors then step into the showcase of Chen's own paintings and sculptures, where he works with mixed media and collages to create a fairy tale-like fantasy experience for visitors.

Chen's exhibition will run until May 9. He will invite more artists to participate and keep updating videos, photographs and installations.

Li Shurui is featured in the third exhibition, High Light: Splendor Worn Thin in the Recesses of Time. The 39-year-old artist, who lives in Dali, Yunnan province, chose to paint abstract forms, such as the pixels in computerized images, to reflect her ideas about and perceptions of the boundaries of painting, functionalities of light and color, and broader issues in contemporary social life.

It's the artist's first museum exhibition. The exhibition will continue until April 10.

"We overcame great difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic to present three solo exhibitions by important artists of contemporary China," says Wang, the museum director.

"The pandemic hit the global art market hard, and we think it's important to put on these three exhibitions as planned. We believe art still has the power to inspire and give people much-needed courage and strength."