A long scroll of ink painting depicting Yangtze River by Wu Guanzhong on show. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Duration, a permanent exhibition now on at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, charts the evolution of Chinese contemporary art spanning more than four decades. 

On show are paintings, sculptures, installations, videos and animations by 91 artists, forming a panoramic picture to trace back to the rise of Chinese artists' avant-garde endeavors. And it shows the status quo of contemporary art scene to provide clues to the future.

It celebrates the vigor of Chinese art in the second half of the 20th century, which curators compare as a running river, and the creativity of artists, critics and cultural institutes contribute to its renewal overtime.