Guangdong is buzzing with art this March. Across the province, exhibitions span history, contemporary creativity, and technological innovation. With so many ways to engage with culture, there is something for everyone. Step inside and see which exhibitions catch your eye.
Zhang Peili: The Remaining Poetic
張培力：僅存的詩意
Regarded as a pioneer of Chinese video art, Zhang Peili's career is closely linked to China's technological development. He has consistently explored the evolving relationship between humans and machines. From his landmark 1988 video 30x30 to recent AI-inspired projects, Zhang examines the intersection of daily life, rules, and technological systems with critical reflection and subtle humor.
Curated by Tao Hanchen, The Remaining Poetic is Zhang's first major solo exhibition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), spanning over thirty years of work. The exhibition features mechanical installations, video, multimedia interactions, and original sketches. Visitors are invited to explore immersive works that reflect how technology shapes daily life.
30x30 (1988) (Photo: Sea World Culture and Arts Center)
Event Details
Shenzhen
Dates: March 23-July 21
Venue: L2, Sea World Culture and Arts Center
Address: No. 1187 Wanghai Road, Nanshan District
Tickets: Early Bird – Single ¥69; Early Bird – Double ¥124
Where to get tickets: Via the WeChat official account of "海上世界文化艺术中心" (pinyin: hai shang shi jie wen hua yi shu zhong xin)
The Everlasting Ode to the Zhenguan Reign: History and Culture of the Tang Dynasty
貞觀長歌：大唐歷史文化主題展
The Tang Dynasty (618-907) is celebrated as a golden age of Chinese history, renowned for political stability, cultural innovation, and economic prosperity. During the early Tang period, Emperor Li Shimin initiated the Zhenguan era (627-649), a time of wise governance, open thinking, and social harmony, laying the foundation for one of China's most celebrated reigns.
The exhibition showcases over 140 artifacts from nine major Chinese museums, including ceramics, manuscripts, and ceremonial objects. It explores the era's founding, its growing prosperity, cultural achievements, and the lasting impact of a stable and visionary reign.
Highlights from the collection (Photo: Nanshan Museum)
Through these objects, visitors can experience the Tang Dynasty's spirit of ambition, creativity, and innovation. The exhibition is organized to guide audiences through a narrative journey, highlighting how art, technology, and daily life reflected the values and ideas of the period.
Following successful runs in Beijing (2024) and Shanghai (2025), this Shenzhen showcase marks the third stop of the national tour. It offers an immersive encounter with China's rich historical legacy, bringing the stories and aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty vividly to life.
Event Details
Shenzhen
Dates: February 13-May 17
Venue: Gallery 2, 2F, Nanshan Museum
Address: No. 2093, Nanshan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
*Admission is free. No prior booking is required; visitors may enter the museum directly.
Highlights from the collection (Photo: Nanshan Museum)
Nice to Meet You Here: The 2nd Public Art Exhibition of GDMoA
很高興在這遇見你：GDMoA第二屆公共藝術展
The exhibition explores how public art engages with contemporary society by placing artworks directly along visitors' everyday paths, encouraging interaction rather than passive viewing.
Featuring works by more than twenty contemporary artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, including Huang Yongyu (CHN), Li Xiangqun (CHN), Violeta Ayala (BOL/AUS), and Alina Nazmeeva (RUS-TAT), it brings together museum collections, invited artworks, and experimental practices from academic and research institutions. Sculptures, installations, and digital media unfold across the central hall of Guangdong Museum of Art, inviting audiences to slow down, observe, and reconnect with space through sensory experience.
Dasheng
Li Xiangqun (CHN)
Fiberglass reinforced plastic, colored
Height: 375cm
2024
(Photo: Guangdong Museum of Art)
A highlight of the exhibition is SURREALITY, a mixed-reality (MR) art project developed by the Center for Metaverse and Computational Creativity (MC²) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Combining MR and AI technologies, the project blends virtual imagery with physical space, expanding possibilities for immersive public art experiences. Visitors can also purchase tickets on-site to participate in the MR and AR experience, engaging directly with interactive works.
Event Details
Guangzhou
Dates: February 1-March 30
Venue: Centre Hall, 3F, Guangdong Museum of Art (Bai'etan)
Address: No. 19, Bai'etan South Road, Liwan District
Exhibition: Free admission
MR immersive experience (optional): AR ¥19.9; MR ¥29.9. More details available on-site.
Reservation: Via the WeChat official account of "广东美术馆" (pinyin: guang dong mei shu guan)
Reporter | Li Muzi
Poster | Lai Meiya
