Woodcuts record changes in rural life

One year before the 100th anniversary of Chinese woodcut artist Luo Yingqiu's birth, his family members have donated 180 pieces of woodcuts and 23 blocks of wood he used in his work to the National Art Museum of China. Now more than 200 woodcuts Luo created from the 1930s to the 21st century are on display at the museum. Luo's woodcuts mainly feature the rural landscapes and farmland activities of villages in Guangdong province. He moved on to making large-size woodcuts that depicted the changes southern villages since the reform and opening-up of the 1970s.

9 am-5 pm, until Aug 14, National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng district. 010-6400-1476.

Paintings depict law of the jungle

Soka Art Center is presenting two solo exhibitions of young artists, Zhao Bo and Xun Guipin. The paintings of Zhao, 29, examine the birth and death in the nature, the law of the jungle and the continuous transformation of energy. Xun, 28, was born, raised and educated in Yunnan province. His paintings convey a strong yearning for things that are lost in the midst of urbanization.

10 am-6 pm, closed on Monday, until Sept 15. Soka Art Center, 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang district. 010-5978-4808.

Creativity with feminine characteristics

Female contemporary artist Yin Xiuzhen's current solo exhibition at Pace Beijing, Nowhere to Land, continues to showcase her imaginative integration of personal stuff with collective memories and public space. She reveals the drastic changes, rough realties and unpredictable sides of modern Chinese society in her latest works on show. Yin's artworks give evidence of her persona as a modest, nostalgic and vulnerable woman.

10 am-6 pm, Tuesday to Saturday, until Sept 28. Pace Beijing, 798 Art District, 2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang district. 010-5968-9781.

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