Exhibition "Rhizome" presents characteristics of Chinese contemporary art

Can you imagine a photo so vivid that the person in it can blink?

An ongoing exhibition of Chinese contemporary art, titled "Rhizome," recently opened at the Today Art Museum in Beijing.

An egg-shaped artwork presented by Chinese artist Sui Jianguo is on display at "Rhizome," an ongoing exhibition of Chinese contemporary art at the Today Art Museum in Beijing. The exhibition will run until March 4 , 2018. [Photo: todayartmuseum.com]

Rhizome includes nearly 50 works of art with different forms by eight well known contemporary Chinese artists, including Sui Jianguo, Hu Jieming, Ni Haifeng, Xu Zhen, Jiang Zhi, Gao Weigang, and Wang Luyan.

A wood carving presented by Chinese artist Wang Luyan is on display at "Rhizome," an ongoing exhibition of Chinese contemporary art at the Today Art Museum in Beijing. The exhibition will run until March 4 , 2018. [Photo: todayartmuseum.com]

The exhibition aims to summarize the unique advancement path of Chinese contemporary art, responding to the strategy of national cultural development. China's contemporary art has shown its spirit of autonomy and sense of subjectivity over the past decade.

A video that looks like an old photo is among many other artworks on display at "Rhizome," an ongoing exhibition of Chinese contemporary art at the Today Art Museum in Beijing. The exhibition will run until March 4 , 2018. [Photo: todayartmuseum.com]

Insiders believe such a research exhibition holds academic value.

Curated by Today Art Museum, this exhibition also obtained support from Beijing Culture and Arts Foundation. It will run until March 4.