Breath of fresh air in art displays

The blockbuster art show 15 Rooms, which opened at the Long Museum in Shanghai on Thursday, has created quite a stir.

At the live-art exhibition, artists and artist groups from different cultural backgrounds present artwork through performances in the 15 rooms. It drew much attention when debuting as 11 Rooms at the Manchester International Festival in 2011. It has invited one more artist to participate each year, and 14 Rooms was staged at Art Basel last year.

The exhibition will be followed by more anticipated projects at the private museum. The exhibition, Eternity - Mawangdui Art of the Han Dynasty, to be held at the end of October, will display artifacts uncovered from the Mawangdui Han (206 BC-AD 220) Tombs and housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum.