What's on

Calligraphic award

Lanting Xu (literally "preface to poems composed at the orchid pavilion"), written by calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the semi-cursive xingshu script, in the mid-4th century, is considered one of the greatest pieces of Chinese calligraphy. It thereafter inspired the China Calligraphers Association to launch the China Calligraphy Lanting Awards, the country's top awards for the creation of and theoretical studies in calligraphy. An exhibition now at the National Art Museum of China shows such handwritten pieces by 19 artists who have received Lanting's lifetime achievement awards, such as Qi Gong, Shen Peng and Ouyang Zhongshi, hailing their industrious work to revive the cultural tradition and intellectual accumulations built over decades. The exhibition runs until April 27.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6400-1476.

Video art

Works by 17 trailblazers in experimental video art from China, Japan and South Korea are being shown at Refocusing on the Medium: The Rise of East Asia Video Art, a survey exhibition mounted by the Minsheng Art Museum in Beijing. It is an unprecedented exploration of a distinctive phenomenon in contemporary art－how video as a new medium is reshaping artistic creation since the 1960s. It takes viewers to the past and the frontiers of video art, capturing the differences with film and photos as an independent form. Featured artists include Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono and Chen Shaoxiong. The exhibition ends on May 8.

10 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 9 Jiuxianqiao Bei Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5323-2111.

Landscape painting

Yin Zhaoyang rose to prominence in the late 1990s as a leading figure among artists of his generation who expressed loss, hesitation and the cruelties of youth. As he evolved as an artist, Yin presented a more complicated and extensive spiritual world. He has developed a highly personalized approach to landscape painting, exploring the relations between individuals and society, history and the present. Rebuilding Ideals, an exhibition at the Tang Contemporary Art Museum in Beijing's 798 Art Zone and curated by Cui Cancan, reviews Yin's creation and methods of thinking over more than 20 years. Through tracing his career, one can learn the evolution and pursuits of one artist and his generation. The exhibition runs until May 5.

798 Art Zone, 2 Jiuxianqiao Bei Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing.010-5762-3060.

Mural replicas

Murals and statues preserved in grottoes and temples along the ancient Silk Road shows cultural interactions between the East and the West over a long period. Also, they became an integral part of artistic legacies. Art from the Silk Road, an exhibition at the China National Arts and Crafts Museum and China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, pays tribute to this immense treasure trove of art and culture, as well as the joint efforts of artists and archaeologists in the research, reproduction and innovation of the media, pigments, motifs, painting techniques and styles of Silk Road art. The exhibition shows replicated mural paintings and statues from 23 caves and Buddhist temple relics, in a stretch of some 1,600 kilometers along the ancient Silk Road and dated between the 4th and 14th centuries. It ends on May 30.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 16 Hujing Dong Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing.

Reshaping ways

Contemporary artist Yang Mushi is showing installations made between 2019 and 2022 at his fourth solo exhibition, Reverse Reconstruction, at Galerie Urs Meile Beijing. It shows Yang's continuous exploration of the presentations of materials, such as stainless steel, wood and foamed plastics. Yang keeps a working method of using found objects and handwork in his creations. His works examine the meanings of handwork and mass production that have reshaped people's way of life and perceptions of the world. The exhibition runs until May 15.

11 am-6:30 pm, closed on Mondays. D10, 798 Dongjie Street, 798 Art Zone, Chaoyang district, Beijing.010-5762-6051.