A-list Chinese actress Zhou Xun poses beside one of Anish Kapoor's artworks on display at the CAFA Art Museum in Beijing for the fashion magazine Vision. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Kapoor's China solo is "designed to offer Chinese artists and the general public a rare chance to examine Kapoor's visual language," the director said. "It is also a major event for Sino-British cultural exchange."

The Taimaio exhibition runs until Dec 28, while the CAFA show ends on Jan 1.

Yang Xiaoyu contributed to this story.