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Unfinished journey

When ink artist Li Bo'an died in 1998 at 54, he was close to completing the 10th and final painting of an ambitious landscape series. The body of work, done in the style of Chinese ink painting, depicts the breathtaking views of western China and the life of Tibetans. Out of Bayan Har, the artwork, unveils a panoramic landscape of the Bayan Har Mountains and the rich history and culture of the Tibetan people, as well as hailing the vibrancy of Chinese history and culture. It is the only major work in Li's legacy seen by a wider audience. The series was donated by Li's family to the Tsinghua University Art Museum and went on show in 2019. The museum is showing part of the series and juxtaposing them with preparatory drawings Li made for Out of Bayan Har, as well as his other landscape and figure paintings drawn during his several journeys to the areas inhabited by Tibetan people and along the upper stretches of the Yellow River. Li's output presents a sense of mysterious, extensive space in which culture, religion and humanity crisscross. His paintings reflect the hardships he once went through, and he hid the experience behind his artworks. The exhibition runs through to Aug 14.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. Tsinghua University campus, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-6278-1012.

Sensual limit

On the Edge of Senses, an exhibition at the Times Art Museum in Beijing, explores the limitation of people's sensual feelings by which the audience is engaged in an investigation of the relations between humankind and other living beings on the planet. The show, covering an area of some 2,000 square meters, brings together 11 works by artists from different countries to give an immersive experience that will sometimes challenge people's fixed ideas of what they see, hear and feel. It has become a hot spot of hanging out and taking photos. Furthermore, it opens up a discussion on the boundary between what is real and what is surreal and the frontiers of virtual reality and artificial intelligence. It also invites people to reflect on themselves. The exhibition runs through Sept 12.

10 am-10 pm, daily. Huaxi Live Wukesong, 69 Fuxing Road, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-8567-9817, Ext 8000.

Father and son

Wen Yiduo, a Chinese luminary from the first half of the 20th century, not only achieved a lot in the literary field but also made sketches, illustrations and magazine cover designs and engraved seals. Wen's accomplishments in modern Chinese art and culture went on to inspire the career of his youngest child, Wen Lipeng, who became a noted oil painter. Ode to the Red Candle, an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, marks the art and intellectual spirit of the father-son duo. On show are Wen Yiduo's sketches, designs, seal carvings and documents and dozens of Wen Lipeng's oil paintings, including an iconic portrait of Wen Yiduo. They will help the audience understand and remember a generation of Chinese scholars, represented by Wen Yiduo, whose unremitting efforts contributed to social progress. Wen Yiduo once said, "Surely I love China because it is my motherland, but particularly because of its venerable culture." Wen Lipeng says his father "expressed beauty with his brush, extolled beauty with his poetry, appreciated beauty with his words, and devoted his life to pursuing and creating beauty". The exhibition runs through Aug 21.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. Tsinghua University campus, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-6278-1012.

Experience art

Olafur Eliasson the Icelandic-Danish artist is renowned for creating works that inquire into and inspire the senses of people. His sculptures and installations are often co-completed with the onlookers, such as Rainbow Assembly, which is in the collection of Red Brick Art Museum in Beijing and is now on show to bring people an experience of cooling down in summer. The work is a typical example of Eliasson's philosophy of art that everyone will have a unique view of and build a distinctive relationship with. While Eliasson's works rely on advanced technology, viewers of his art, however, will gradually forget about technology and are ushered into a spiritual state. The display runs till Oct 16.

10 am-6 pm, before Oct 1; 10 am-5:30 pm, Oct 1-April 30, closed on Mondays. Hegezhuang village, Cuigezhuang, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-8457-6669.