Cultural legacies
The National Art Museum of China dedicates an exhibition to donated works, Lin Qi reports.
The prominent oil painter Jin Shangyi donated 35 of his works to the National Art Museum of China at the opening of his third solo exhibition there in April.
Jin, 86, says the reason behind his donation is simple. "I think an art museum is the best destination for my work."
The artist had donated 39 of his paintings to the Beijing museum in 2008. He says he hopes the donations will boost the profile of the National Art Museum and strengthen the landscape of public art institutions in China.