Youhan and Yu Youhan
This exhibition explores the conceptual foundations behind Yu Youhan’s artistic evolution. By juxtaposing his early work with his later endeavors, it creates a dialogue between his personal artistic journey and the development of Chinese contemporary art. Through this connection, the exhibition provides insight into the intellectual currents that have shaped both the artist and the broader art scene.
Until July 10, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Zhaolengyue Calligraphy Exhibition
This special presentation showcases the multifaceted talents of master calligrapher Zhao Lengyue across five major Chinese scripts—standard, seal, clerical, cursive, and running script—as well as his signature Wei stele and bold banner styles. Most of the works are on view to the public for the first time, offering a rare opportunity to engage deeply with Zhao’s unique approach to blending historical forms and personal expression. The exhibition also fosters scholarly exchange and appreciation of calligraphy’s evolving artistry.
July 12-August 11, 2025
Artron Art Centre No.19 Shenyun Lu, Nanshan 南山区深云路19号雅昌（深圳）艺术中心
National Beauty & Night Songs
A flower, a symbol, a spirit. This poetic photography exhibition uses light and lens to reveal the unseen essence of China’s national flower—the peony. More than a botanical beauty, the peony has long represented prosperity, resilience, and grace in Chinese culture. But beneath its well-painted surface lies a world less known: its vibrant structure, life cycle, and spiritual symbolism. Captured with surgical photographic precision and lyrical sensitivity, each image opens the heart of the flower like a scalpel through petals—illuminating the 'soul of scent' behind the national bloom. This is not just a floral study; it’s a sensory and philosophical journey, a tribute to life, fragility, and the visual language of Chinese aesthetics.
Until July 13, 2025
Luohu Art Museum, No.6 Nanji Lu, Luohu 罗湖区南极路6号
Time Interval
This exhibition presents selected works from the Shenzhen Art Museum’s collection, showcasing pieces that embody philosophical reflections on time and resonate with the emotions of lived experience. Spanning Chinese painting, printmaking, watercolor, and mixed media, the works collectively outline a multidimensional vision of time as an abstract concept. By translating temporal contemplation into vivid visual language, the exhibition juxtaposes themes of eternity and transience, inviting viewers to reflect deeply on time’s dual nature.
Until July 13, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Splendid Realms in Mortal World
He Xiangning (1878-1972) and Chen Shuren (1884-1948) both undertook formal artistic training in Japan during a transformative era in its art history, marked by the synthesis of Japanese and Western traditions (ri-yang ronghe). Against a backdrop of conflicting aesthetic ideologies, this exhibition investigates how these two artists navigated their choice of artistic paradigms—a core question driving the curatorial exploration.
Until July 13, 2025
He Xiangning Art Museum, No.9013 Shennan Da Dao, Futian 福田深南大道9013号
Near Exit C, OCT Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 1
In Between Two Mountains
Nature has long been the muse of Chinese art—and in no tradition is this more apparent than in ink painting. 'In Between Two Mountains' explores the poetic and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world, as embodied in Chinese landscape and bird-and-flower painting. Through serene scrolls and expressive brushwork, this exhibition unveils how mountains, rivers, blossoms, and birds have always carried deeper meanings—vessels of emotion, culture, and spiritual inquiry. A journey through these works is not merely a visual experience, but a meditative passage through thousands of years of nature-based reflection and civilization’s dialogue with the wild.
Until July 15, 2025
Guan Shanyue Art Museum, No.6026 Hongli Lu, Futian 福田区红荔路6026号
Near Children's Palace Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 3/4
On Tao, Tracing the Origin
Xu Lei, a key figure in Chinese contemporary art, has profoundly impacted the artistic landscape with his unique reinterpretation of traditional meticulous painting. This exhibition at Shenzhen Art Museum is not only a tribute to Xu Lei’s artistic brilliance but also highlights his ability to merge tradition with modernity. It explores his deep connection with Chinese classical literature, particularly through his interpretation of 'The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons.'
Until July 20, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Dunhuang Splendors
For the first time, over 200 treasures from the famed Dunhuang caves—including multiple national-level relics—are on display in a single, unmissable exhibition. From intricately painted sutras and statues to rare artifacts and digital cave reconstructions, 'Dunhuang Splendors' brings the Silk Road’s most iconic cultural site to life. With a history stretching back over a millennium, the Dunhuang Mogao Caves are a crossroads of Buddhism, art, and global exchange. This exhibition offers not only a glimpse into their artistic brilliance but also their spiritual depth and the multicultural stories they hold. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness the legacy of Dunhuang, where desert winds whispered through sacred walls for centuries.
July 26-November 23, 2025
Nanshan Museum, No.2093 Nanshan Dadao, Nanshan 南山区南山大道2093号
Near Exit B, Taoyuan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 1/12
Embracing Innocence: The Art of Cai Gao
Step into the tender, whimsical world of Cai Gao, one of China’s most celebrated picture book artists, lovingly known as the 'grandmother of illustration.' With her signature style that blends traditional Chinese culture with contemporary storytelling, Cai has charmed generations of children—and adults—with works that speak to memory, identity, and imagination. This exhibition presents a warm, vibrant selection of her illustrations, tracing her half-century journey from mythological fables to documentary sketches. From black-and-white reflections to colorful dreams, 'Embracing Innocence' invites families, children, and art lovers to reconnect with childhood wonder while planting seeds of tradition and creativity in young hearts.
Until July 27, 2025
He Xiangning Art Museum, No.9013 Shennan Da Dao, Futian 福田深南大道9013号
Near Exit C, OCT Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 1
Zheng Guogu/Yangjiang Group: Body Beyond the Rules
A decade since their last major institutional show in China, Zheng Guogu and the Yangjiang Group return with a new exhibition that dissects the intersection of social structures and bodily freedom. Drawing on Southern Chinese traditions and site-specific energy practices, the artists deconstruct habitual perceptions of the body using writing, installation, and participatory rituals. With irreverent humor and philosophical depth, the exhibition reframes the body not as a passive vessel, but as an agent of cultural resistance and spiritual renewal.
July 28-October 26, 2025
Sea World Culture and Arts Center, No.1187 Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan 南山区蛇口望海路1187号海上世界文化艺术中心
Near Exit A, Sea World Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 2/8/12
Go East
Through over 160 pieces of export-quality craftsmanship from the Maritime Silk Road, this exhibition highlights the journey of 'Made in China' luxury handcrafts to Europe. It unveils how, long before the steam engine, Eastern aesthetic codes reshaped Western material culture and consumption habits. This display not only reveals the rich cultural exchange but also the lasting impact of Chinese art on the Western world.
Until July 31, 2025
Sky Museum, SZMG Media Finance Center, Futian 福田区广电金融中心天空美术馆
Poetic Light and Shadow
In this exhibition, photographers Xiao Quan and Duan Yueheng engage in a photographic dialogue between the personal and the universal. Duan distills four decades of artistic pursuit into ethereal landscapes that reshape our perception of nature, while Xiao captures the soul of a changing China through intimate portraits of cultural icons and everyday people. Together, their works traverse the boundary between documentary and art, revealing a timeless power that speaks across generations, lights, and shadows.
Until July 31, 2025
One Bay Art Center, 7/F, Building t7, South District, No.1 Shenzhen Bay, No.3008 Zhongxin Lu, Nanshan 南山区中心路3008号深圳湾1号南区t7栋7楼
Near Talent Park Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 13
Whisper of Wind and Islands
Debuting in Shenzhen, this national touring exhibition from the Ching Illustration Annual Competition (CIAC) features a curated selection from three consecutive years of winning works. Spanning eight thematic zones—from dreams and memory to city life and folklore—it celebrates illustration as both visual storytelling and emotional cartography. The exhibition turns individual illustrators into metaphorical islands, each offering deeply personal yet collectively resonant imagery. Through multi-media presentations, visitors experience a kaleidoscope of voices united by curiosity, imagination, and cultural reflection.
Until August 3, 2025
Guangming Cuture and Art Center, Intersection of Chuangtou Lu and Guangguang Lu, Guangming 光明区创投路与观光路交叉口光明文化艺术中心
Near Exit B, Fenghuang Town Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 6
Nine Stories of the Sea and Us
Over 50 artworks from the museum's collections, spanning oil paintings, prints, watercolors, and mixed media. The exhibition uses stories as its narrative thread, exploring the profound and intricate relationship between humanity and the sea. Within the exhibition are eight captivating tales. Some narrate the sea's deep impact on human life, such as the struggle between fishermen and the ocean, the coastal vistas encountered on journeys, and the delightful flavors of seafood on our tables. Others delve into the spiritual realm, where inspiration for art bursts forth from the ocean's waves, philosophical reflections settle in the whispers of the tide, and emotions are entrusted to the boundless sea.
Until August 3, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Auspicious Jades
Marvel at 131 exquisite jade treasures from the Ming and Qing dynasties, carefully selected from Hubei Provincial Museum’s collection, each piece embodying centuries of timeless elegance, prosperity, and masterful artistry.
Until August 3, 2025
Nanshan Museum, No.2093 Nanshan Dadao, Nanshan 南山区南山大道2093号
Near Exit B, Taoyuan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 1/12
Another Kind of Singing
In this exhibition, four female artists and collectives—Dorota Gawęda & Eglė Kulbokaitė, Michalina Musialik, Thavika Savangwongsakul, and Song Long—explore East Asian mythology and opera through a prism of estrangement and recontextualization. Their works probe symbolic and metaphoric layers with a distinctly contemporary voice, weaving nuanced narratives that blur memory, performance, and cultural transformation in unexpected and poetic forms.
Until August 9, 2025
Gallery daSein, 501B, Building B3, North District, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan 南山区华侨城创意园北区B3栋501B
A Mirror of Two Visions
This exhibition presents a visual dialogue and encounter between sensibility and rationality, highlighting the complementary relationship between natural science and artistic inspiration. As a bridge between nature and science, art manifests in diverse forms when supported by scholarly and intellectual frameworks.
Until August 20, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Urban Shutter: Classic Monochrome Photography Exhibition
Through a lens steeped in quiet drama, six photographers capture the shifting architectural soul of Shenzhen in timeless black and white. Their work transforms ordinary street corners, construction sites, and city skylines into poetic meditations on light, time, and structure. The exhibition also spotlights Guangming District with over a dozen images exploring its rise as a tech and cultural hub. The result is a deeply human chronicle of urban growth—where every shadow holds a story, and every frame a heartbeat.
Until August 31, 2025
Guangming Cuture and Art Center, Intersection of Chuangtou Lu and Guangguang Lu, Guangming 光明区创投路与观光路交叉口光明文化艺术中心
Near Exit B, Fenghuang Town Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 6
Shaping Clay Into Myriad Forms
Spanning nearly 6,000 years and stretching across the ancient Silk Road from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia, this grand exhibition brings together 267 sets of rare ceramic artifacts. From cooking vessels and dining ware to figurines, ornaments, and architectural fragments, the exhibition unveils the daily life, beliefs, and aesthetic ideals of ancient civilizations. It stands as one of China’s most comprehensive showcases of cross-cultural ceramic heritage—bridging East and West, form and function.
Until August 31, 2025
Shenzhen Museum History and Folk Culture Museum, Jintian Lu, Futian 深圳博物馆金田路馆（历史民俗）
Near Exit B, Civic Center Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 2/4
Design Herald
Drawing from over 100 iconic pieces in the Guan Shanyue Art Museum’s graphic design collection, 'Design Herald' reflects on how visual language shaped Shenzhen’s urban identity. The exhibition emphasizes design as a precursor to cultural innovation, illustrating how typography, posters, and layout choices anticipated shifts in civic life. Viewers are invited to consider design not just as aesthetic but as a tool of urban expression, bridging past and future through the creative reinvention of everyday visual culture.
Until September 5, 2025
Guan Shanyue Art Museum, No.6026 Hongli Lu, Futian 福田区红荔路6026号
Near Children's Palace Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 3/4
Mirror Garden
World-renowned art director and costume designer Tim Yip presents a sweeping contemporary art project in Shenzhen’s Futian District. Best known for his 'New Orientalism' aesthetic, Yip integrates photography, installation, and scenography to explore identity, mythology, and cultural hybridity. 'Mirror Garden' reimagines classical aesthetics through a futuristic lens, creating immersive worlds where reality and fantasy merge. It’s a powerful return to the Greater Bay Area for an artist who continues to redefine the language of beauty and the boundaries of visual art.
Until September 7, 2025
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, No.184 Fuzhong Lu, Futian 福田区福中路184号
Near Exit A2, Children's Palace Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 3/4
Wu Guanzhong: I Owe My Life to Art
Few artists in modern China have left as profound a legacy as Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), a pioneer in blending Western oil painting with Chinese aesthetics. This exhibition traces his lifelong devotion to bridging East and West, abstraction and realism, emotion and technique. Through a stunning selection of paintings, sketches, and writings, viewers will witness Wu’s mission to modernize Chinese painting and nationalize oil painting—goals he pursued with relentless innovation. A towering figure in 20th-century Chinese art, Wu’s bold vision and distinctive style paved new roads for generations of artists. This tribute is not just a retrospective—it’s a glimpse into the life of a man who believed art was a calling, not a profession.
Until September 7, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Novo Typo Offgrid
Through the pioneering lens of Mark van Wageningen and his Novo Typo team, this exhibition presents a radical reimagining of typography’s role in the age of sustainability. Since its launch in 2020, ‘Novo Typo Offgrid’ has explored off-grid printmaking, alternative color systems, and sustainable production methods—all while challenging the conventions of digital and analog type design. This showcase invites viewers to rethink visual communication not just as aesthetics, but as a conscious, evolving response to global change.
Until September 21, 2025
Sea World Culture and Arts Center, No.1187 Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan 南山区蛇口望海路1187号海上世界文化艺术中心
Near Exit A, Sea World Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 2/8/12
The Gifts & The Gods
Travel back to ancient Apulia—Italy’s sun-soaked southeastern region, once part of Magna Graecia and a vibrant hub of cultural fusion. 'The Gifts & The Gods' explores this crossroads of civilizations through 115 exceptional artifacts spanning the 6th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Divided into two sections—ancient relics and contemporary artistic dialogue—the exhibition follows six Greek deities through a journey of painted pottery, bronze tools, sculptures, and glassware from six regional museums. Apulia’s ceramics, in particular, reflect not just aesthetic brilliance but spiritual narrative, echoing Greek mythology’s enduring power. This immersive display offers a rare look at a lesser-known Mediterranean heritage, where gods, gifts, and human stories intertwine across centuries.
Until October 8, 2025
Ancient Art Museum of Shenzhen Museum, No.6 Tongxin Lu, Futian 福田区同心路6号
Near Exit A, Hongling Nan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 9
Art Direction Japan
Design fans, take note—Japan’s most prestigious advertising design showcase has landed in Shenzhen for its first-ever overseas exhibition. 'Art Direction Japan' brings together 90 of Japan’s most influential ADC (Art Directors Club) members, presenting over 200 award-winning pieces that span 72 years of visual excellence. With four golden categories and 14 annual awards on display, this is your chance to explore the evolution of Japanese advertising and graphic design through iconic layouts, groundbreaking visuals, and the creative minds behind them. Whether you're a designer, brand strategist, or curious observer, this exhibition redefines what it means to push the boundaries of creativity.
Until October 12, 2025
Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue), Building 1, No.30 Tenglong Lu, Longhua 龙华区腾龙路30号1栋
Near Exit A1, Hongshan Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 4/6
Seals Treasured by Qizhai
The tradition of Chinese seals originated in the Xia and Shang dynasties, reached maturity during the Zhou dynasty, and flourished during the Qin and Han dynasties, culminating in the classical seal art. In the Song and Yuan dynasties, scholars and collectors began to appreciate seals as art objects, marking the transition of seals towards aesthetic artistry. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, led by literati such as Wen Peng from the Wu School, seal carving evolved into a refined art form, embodying elegance and lyrical expression. This tradition continued into the late Qing and Republican periods, witnessing a revival and flourishing of seal carving artistry with the resurgence of epigraphy studies.
Permanent Exhibition
Shenzhen Museum, Section A, Shenzhen Citizen Center, 3 Fuzhong San Lu, Futian 福田区福中3路深圳市民中心A区
Near Exit B, Civic Center Station, Shenzhen Metro Line 2/4
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