Style accumulation

The ongoing exhibition Accumulation at the Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts gathers 10 leading artists in the field of contemporary art, whose explorations over time and distinctive styles helped shape the creation of prints.

Some artists on display majored in print while attending art academies and later shifted to work with other materials while others draw, paint and sculpt, bringing new ideas and perspectives to printmaking.

Their cross-disciplinary approaches have enriched the presentation and expanded the frontiers of print, an art form popular throughout centuries worldwide. The exhibition runs until Nov 24.

9:30 am-5:30 pm, closed on Mondays. 8 Huajiadi Nanjie, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6477-1575.

Lifelong passion

In the 1930s, a unique Western-style building featuring the Ionic order — one of the three orders of ancient Greek architecture — rose alongside classical Chinese garden residences in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The Suzhou School of Fine Arts was established by Yan Wenliang (1893-1988), a native of Suzhou, and several other like-minded personas committed to modern art education.

Yan was a self-taught painter who later trained in France and was devoted to the creation and education of art. His accomplishments are on display in the exhibition, Life Elapses, Art Endures, running at the Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy until Nov 10.

On show are dozens of oil works, watercolors and pastels from the National Art Museum of China collection and the Suzhou Municipal Center of Public Culture in which Yan utilizes the richness and diversity of colors to represent his country and people.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 12 Chaoyang Gongyuan (Park) Nanlu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6502-5171.