Jiangmen's new art space opens its doors

From the outside, Keey Light Box is an inconspicuous building newly rising in the city of Jiangmen in Guangdong province, its exposed concrete walls giving it a composed demeanor. However, upon entering the recently opened X Gallery inside, one is ushered into a world where artworks and handicrafts sparkle with creativity.

From the Past, For the Future, the space's inaugural show, engages the audience with a dialogue on the interactions between cultural heritage and contemporary art, Eastern aesthetics and international expression.

The centerpiece is a scroll landscape, made with stone inlay work, re-creating the scenes of the classical painting Qingming Shanghe Tu (Along the River During the Qingming Festival), a collaboration of 16 inheritors of the stone embellishment craft. Also on show until Aug 7 are works by contemporary artists from home and abroad.