Tribute to artists who shaped modern art

An ongoing exhibition at the Long Museum (West Bund) in Shanghai reflects how 20th-century Chinese artists who studied abroad have had a strong influence on modern Chinese art.

The exhibition, Pioneering: Chinese Artists Abroad in France and Chinese Modern Art (1911-1949), opened on March 16 and will run through June 9 at the museum located in the West Bund cultural hub on the western bank of the Huangpu River.

Supported by the China National Arts Fund of 2018 and jointly hosted by the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the CAFA Art Museum and the Long Museum in Shanghai, the event showcases over 160 works by more than 40 artists.