Beijing

Confucius with a brush

Kong Qi, the 75th-generation grandson of Chinese sage Confucius, pays tribute to his forefather's ideas with his brushwork. Kong's retrospective show at the National Art Museum of China displays more than 100 paintings of ink, oil and watercolor, featuring figures and landscapes.

9 am-5 pm, through March 23. 1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng district. 010-6400-1476.

Zhu Yu's separation

Zhu Yu is known as one of the most controversial conceptual artists in China. He prompted great debate when he used dead bodies in his works more than 10 years ago. He then separated himself from the outside world and devoted himself to painting as a self-healing process. The paintings created during this period are on display at his latest solo show, Separation. The Left-overs series and Tea Stain series help viewers to get closer to the way Zhu thinks and works.

11 am-7 pm, daily except Mondays through May 24. Long March Space, 798 art zone, 4 Jiu xianqiao Road, Chaoyang district. 010-5978-9768.

The making of an artist

Tan Tian's Second Solo Show displays the paintings, sculptures and installation works that document his performance project, How I Become a Contemporary Artist, which has been two years in the making. The 27-year-old has been doing his best to be a so-called contemporary artist: He collects the keywords from the work of A-list artists' and incorporates them into his own works and he mimics the social skills of successful artists. He has found that the first solo exhibition is often an experience artists find excruciating.

10 am-6 pm, daily except Mondays through April 17.White Space Beijing, 255 Caochangdi art zone, Chaoyang district. 010-8456-2054.