"It has been nine years since Mr He had his last exhibition in Shanghai," Wang said at the opening. "I am surprised and deeply touched by Mr He's creations, especially some new works that he painted during the pandemic."

Also opening at the same museum during the weekend is the solo exhibition Recalibrate by American artist Loie Hollowell. Due to travel restrictions brought about by the ongoing pandemic, the artist was unable to attend the opening.

Known for paintings that explore the bodily landscape, Hollowell's first museum exhibition on the Chinese mainland features geometric compositions and symbolic shapes with reference to her own experiences of sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth.

If you go

Grass and Color: He Duoling 1980-2021

10 am-5:30 pm, Tuesday-Sunday. April 25-June 20. Long Museum West Bund, 3398 Longteng Avenue, Xuhui district, Shanghai.

021-6422-7636

Recalibrate: Loie Hollowell

10 am-5:30 pm, Tuesday-Sunday. April 24-July 11.