Cradled in the Spring Breeze
Early Artistic Practices in Shenzhen — Selected Works from the Collection of Shenzhen Art Museum
Organized by: Shenzhen Art Museum
Duration: September 13, 2025 – March 8, 2026
Exhibition Venue: Hall 12-13, 3F, Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue)
Titled “Cradled in the Spring Breeze”, this exhibition aims to look back on the artistic exploration in Shenzhen at the dawn of China’s reform and opening-up.
With all the works on display that are selected from the collection of Shenzhen Art Museum, the exhibition can be regarded as a guide, directing us to the art events that took place in Shenzhen in 1985 and to the artworks that are collected by the museums here. Meanwhile, the letters, photos, bills, and videos that are on view here are organized in an attempt to reconstruct a historical scene that has been buried by time but still remains significant.
The artworks on display include oil paintings, Chinese ink and wash paintings, prints, and watercolor paintings. These not only showcase the diverse art creation at that time, but also record the active participation of Shenzhen-based painters and artists from other parts of China in the cultural development of the city. By viewing these exhibits, what we get is not only fragments of the art history of Shenzhen, but also the latent force for shaping the city’s identity.
Ink Flowing under the Brush by Wu Guanzhong, Xu Qixiong, Wang Yujue, Shang Tao, Lin Fengsu, Wang Jinyuan, Jia Youfu, Tang Xiaoming, Xu Xi, Li Yan, Su Hua, Zhao Chiting, Chen Yongqiang, Fang Chuxiong, Shu Chuanxi, etc.
Shenzhen under Construction by Su Hua
The Spring Surge by Chen Hongxin
Brilliant Autumn by Wang Jinyuan
Two Owls by Shu Chuanxi
Nature and Life by Hao Boyi
Autumn Charm by Liu Shouxiang
Poem on Calligraphy (To dwell on Han and Wei’s ways fears fruitlessness) by Qi Gong