Picturing the human condition

A new exhibition at the Long Museum offers an opportunity to view the world through the eyes of Yu Hong, one of China's most celebrated female artists, Lin Shujuan reports from Shanghai.

Imagine this: you wake up and find yourself standing in front of a huge rock. There are others around you who have been trying to push the rock. Others are attempting to scale it. There are also those who, despite being atop the rock, are weary of the view they once desired so badly.

These struggles are what Yu Hong, one of the most celebrated female artists in China, tries to depict in her solo exhibition which opened on March 9 and runs through May 5 at the Long Museum (West Bund) in Shanghai.