'Harmonious Co-Existence' : Exhibition features masterpieces from 61 countries and regions

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Good news for art lovers in Beijing! An international art exhibition is underway at the national art museum of China. The collection, titled Harmonious Co-Existence, contains masterpieces from over 60 countries and regions.

Over 200 paintings, prints, photos and sculptures, dating from the 19th century to today are on display.

Artists include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and David Hockney. Their works are among the most expensive on the world art market today.

Since its opening in 1963, the National Art Museum of China has assembled more than 110,000 artworks in its collection, among which some 3,500 items have been produced by foreign artists.

WU WEISHAN, CURATOR NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CHINA "We chose these 241 art works from over 3500 pieces. We want to showcase the beauty created by people from different countries and nations. We want the world to pay attention to the variety of beauty."

The exhibition is divided into six sections: international artworks donated by the famous collecting couple Peter and Irene Ludwig, international oil paintings, international printmaking, international sculptures, international photographs and miscellaneous watercolor paintings, sketches and lacquer ware.

The exhibition shows selected artwork from 117 pieces donated by German industrialists and collectors Irene and Peter Ludwig in 1996. The donation was to help Chinese audiences understand developments in the art world at the time.

One highlight of the exhibition is the display of three oil paintings and one ink piece by Picasso from the Ludwigs' donation.

VISITOR "I'm here for the Picasso's paintings. I want to bring my child here to experience the atmosphere."

According to organizers, the exhibition is specially curated to respond to the initiative of "building a community of shared future for mankind" proposed by President Xi Jinping.