The River Divides, The World Connects: A major retrospective of Liu Xiaodong is on display at TAM
Taikang Art Museum presents The River Divides, The World Connects in Beijing, which is Liu Xiaodong’s most systematic and comprehensive solo presentation to date, bringing together more than 70 original works created from the late 1970s to 2025, forming a condensed portrait of his over-four-decade artistic trajectory. Structured around two parallel threads—“East of the River / West of the River” and “What to Paint / How to Paint”—the exhibition approaches Liu’s work from both geographical and spiritual, thematic and methodological perspectives. Through the interweaving of time and space, it reveals the artist’s continuous process of renewal and reinvention between lived reality and the act of painting.
Observing “Home” from Tan Tan’s “Keep Gathering” at Double Double Gallery
From November 22 through to December 28, 2025, Tan Tan’s solo exhibition Keep Gathering is on display at Double Double Gallery in Beijing. Through the two mediums of oil painting and pastel on paper, the artist draws inspiration from “home”, capturing everyday visual fragments from various corners of her home and the “simulated homes” in IKEA stores.
OFF-CAMERA: CAFAM presents an immersive installation of the moving image featuring 12 Spanish artists
The moving image refers to a dynamic visual representation that encompasses film, video, animation, video games, and other various forms of digital media which have shaped how we see and feel the world. With selected screenings on the art, history, and new development of the moving image from Spain, CAFA Art Museum presents “OFF-CAMERA: Moving Image” in Beijing.
Solo Exhibition | Wang Chuan: The Passing
On November 8, the 6th International Photography Symposium & 2025 Lishui Photography Festival officially opened in Lishui, Zhejiang Province. Jointly organized by the China Photographers Association and the Lishui Municipal People’s Government, this year’s festival is themed “New Creative Forces, Boundless Vitality.” The program brings together iconic works by world-renowned masters, important collections from leading international photography institutions, and experimental creations by cutting-edge artists, while also showcasing the bold explorations of emerging talents and university students from China and abroad.
A Retrospective Exhibition Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Maksimov Oil Painting Training Program at CAFA
“Imported Oil Painting: A Retrospective Exhibition of the Maksimov Oil Painting Training Program at CAFA (1955-1957)” was unveiled at CAFA Art Museum on November 21, 2025. The exhibition showcases more than 240 works from the Maksimov Oil Painting Training Program, abundant literature and historical photographs, as well as hundreds of publications, which comprehensively review the teaching achievements of the Maksimov Oil Painting Training Program at CAFA.
