Paintings at the exhibition Photo: Courtesy of Zhi Gang

A new exhibition featuring oil paintings, photographs and mixed material works from young artists kicked off on Sunday at the Beijing Yuehang Art Museum. A total of 12 artists are presenting their works for the show. 

According to Zhang Musheng, president of the museum, the 41 works exhibited cover various themes and topics as well as showcase these young artists' thoughts and views on today's society and life. 

Wang Zhigang, the exhibition's curator, noted in the preface to the exhibition that these young artist are try to answer the question of what art is capable of through their paintings and while they may not find an answer, they are at least seeking them out.