Zou Liang's personal struggle is theme of his new show

In the past year, Zou Liang's failed attempts to deal with his social life and art creation left the sculptor troubled.

But after about three months of personal struggle, he created an artwork at his studio in Beijing's Heiqiao Village, where many other Chinese artists work or reside. The sculpture, Cold Night, depicts a person curling against a column, and it serves as a testament to Zou's anxiety-filled mind, according to the 36-year-old artist.

"The man isolates himself in a small area and rejects the outside world," Zou says.