Born after the adoption of family-planning policy, the only-child artists have become a pioneering force of Chinese contemporary art. This unique generation has experienced remarkable changes in family structure and social transformation alike. The Declare of Only-Child exhibition displays a novel view of understanding the group and the future of Chinese art.

11 am-6:30 pm, until Aug 31

New Age Gallery, D09 Distrct, Zhong Er Jie, 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu

8459-9282

Harmonious view

Li Wei was born in the 1970s, when Chinese people lived a barren cultural life. There were two things that fascinated him most against that gray background - the colorful figurines made of sticky rice and the local opera that always started at sunset.

One day Li stole his father's money to buy a rice opera figurine, a Chinese princess with fancy plumes attached to her head. He hid it in the reeds behind his house but he couldn't find it a few days later. The princess became a dream he has since been pursuing with his brushes.

"When I spray colored mud on canvas and create different opera characters, I feel like I am living my childhood dreams again," he says.

Li's Harmony: East and West exhibition is his third solo oil show themed on Peking Opera characters. His work has portrayed a Chinese sense of righteousness, bluntness and refinement, and been a favor of Peking Opera performers, enthusiasts and art collectors alike.

Born in Shandong, Li graduated from the Art Department of Shandong Normal University in 1992 and completed a Master's Degree at Capital Normal University in 1997. He now teaches at Art Department of Zaozhuang College in Shandong.

10 am-5 pm, until Sep 1

Guanyintang Exhibition Hall of Beijing Wan Fung Art Gallery, 32 Guanyintang Art Avenue, 2A Wangsiying, Chaoyang District

6738-9901

Fantasy and surrealism

Yin Chaoyang is a key figure among China's 1970s-born artists and his paintings have an important role in late '90s Figurative Expressionism.

His work displays a sense of fantasy and surrealism, while always showing respect for real-life experiences and feelings, too. This exhibition showcases Yin's paintings with various themes ranging from Cruel Youth, Utopia, Myth series to his latest Radiation series.

10 am-7 pm, until Sep 9

Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District

5876-0600