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Vivid colors

Born in Thailand to a family originally from Guangdong province, Wang Liuqiu arrived in his ancestral country in 1938, when the land was subject to war. He fought in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), and went to Yan'an, a Communist hub in Shaanxi province, where he attended Lu Xun academy of art and literature. He later taught painting at China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for decades. In 2021, a decade after Wang died, his family donated more than 100 of his oil works, as well as his collections and manuscripts, to the Zhejiang Art Museum. A selection of the donated oil paintings are now on show at the same museum through to Sept 25. Under his brush strokes of vivid colors, Wang created a world of serenity and elegance.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 138 Nanshan Lu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. 0571-8707-8700.

Design pioneer

After showing in Beijing and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Gaetano Pesce: Nobody's Perfect, an exhibition dedicated to the legendary Italian designer, artist and architect, is now open to the public at Voyage UCCA Lab in Shanghai. The exhibition, jointly presented by the artist's studio, UCCA Lab and Design Society, gathers more than 50 designs and installations and over 30 manuscripts to reflect the diversity and scope of Pesce's work since the 1960s. Pesce favors a playful spirit to explore the limits of industrial production and the boundaries between daily objects and the images of animals and men. His works enable viewers to see the changes of colors and the transformation of light, and to enjoy the beauty of the texture of the materials used. "I like to discover, and possibly, to discover something that doesn't exist. Maybe my design is like that, and my architecture is like that, and you can judge," he says. By creating a special kind of artistry, Pesce expresses humanistic concerns and diversity of values. The exhibition runs through to Oct 16.

10 am-10 pm, daily. 278 Shanxi Beilu Road, Jing'an district, Shanghai.

Paul Cezanne show

For most of his life, French artist Paul Cezanne didn't get enough credit for his paintings from the public. His works, however, influenced many artists and movements in the 20th century, and are today among the most sought-after by collectors. Cezanne: Four Seasons, a collaboration between Ui Art Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and Sipa China, provides a close look into his life and artistic evolution. Digital images that show magnified details from his paintings engage people with the social and cultural atmosphere of the 19th century, and surround them with the natural views of southern France, where Cezanne grew up and nurtured his early taste for art. The exhibition displays his journey in various stages: the early years of his creative life when the works reflect his "dark side"; influence of Emile Zola, a longtime friend whose novels inspired many of Cezanne's works; and Auvers-sur-Oise, a village near Paris where Cezanne abandoned the gloomy and sad feelings in previous works, and slowly turned to the depiction of casual, lighthearted themes with a joyful palette. After Cezanne moved back to hometown, Aix, the inheritance of his father's properties allowed him a comfortable life. He devoted remaining time to painting the landscapes of Provence. His late years saw an even freer style in his works that inspired Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse to revolutionize the presentations of visual arts. The exhibition runs at Ui Art Center through to Dec 4.

10 am-5:30 pm, closed on Mondays.7 Jiari Street, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu province.

Healing power

Lin Fengmian, one of the preeminent artists of modern China, once said art would soothe all the pains of life and bring peace to human society. Rest and Unlimited, an exhibition at the Minerva Gallery in Hefei, Anhui province, examines art as it embodies collective memories and emotions, healing people's mental stress and reconnecting them, especially in the pandemic period. The exhibition, running through to Oct 13, gathers works by three artists who present distinctive working methods and share a common concern for mental well-being and how art can evoke spiritual power.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Sundays. Zhongqiao Center, 1999 Qianshan Road, Shushan district, Anhui, Hefei province. 0551-6669-5008.