Scenes from the city

A show by British artist Sarah Morris features a film shot during the 2008 Beijing Olympics that's never been screened in the capital before.

As Beijing grabbed the global spotlight with the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games, British artist Sarah Morris began to shoot a movie detailing scenes from local life during the event, which was later screened in many cities outside China. Ten years on, her film Beijing is finally coming to the capital for its first screening in the city.

"It's very strange that I never showed Beijing in Beijing. But I think it's the best time now," says Morris, a New York-based painter and filmmaker.

The 50-year-old's first retrospective show, Odysseus Factor, which opened on March 24 at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art and runs through June 17, is showcasing a comprehensive selection of her works, including films, paintings, drawings and photos. Most of the 14 films in the exhibition focus on some of the world's biggest cities, and took Morris two decades to complete. Her next film concentrates on a city in Japan, but the artist insists on keeping its location a secret until she has finished shooting.