New museum gives a hint of things to come

The long-anticipated private Beijing Minsheng Art Museum has yet to announce when it will officially open, only confirming that it will be sometime in June.

But art lovers can get a glimpse of what's in store by visiting the Shuimo: A Century's Innovations and New Approaches exhibition, which closes at the museum on Tuesday.

The ink art exhibition displays 150 paintings by some 60 artists, who have made ground-breaking changes in the evolution of shuimo (ink and water) painting in the 20th century. They are displayed in three sections - Pioneers, Renovators and Heirs - and trace how diversified approaches present the essence of shuimo under different historical circumstances.