An exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, The Realm of Existence, presents a sample of Chinese contemporary art over the past three decades.

The ongoing exhibition, which runs until Dec 12, shows ink-water shuimo works, oil paintings, sculptures, installations, photos, videos and performances by 13 noted figures in contemporary art circles. It charts the personal experiences, expressions and ways of thinking of the featured artists and also investigates the changes in culture and social circumstances since the 1990s.

Du Pengfei, executive director of Tsinghua University Art Museum, says that one can hear the distinctive voices of these individuals at the exhibition, and feel "their persistence in venturing into a completely new realm of art in the country, opening up a dialogue with the world on multiple levels".