After remaining off-limits to the general public for months, the nation's public venues, including art spaces, have finally opened their doors to people seeking cultural enrichment, diversion and recreation in a post-pandemic era.

The past weekend saw visitors stream into the Today Art Museum in Beijing, eager to view its 4th triennial Today's Documents, which opened on Dec 13 but had been put on hold due to the viral outbreak.

Today's Documents, launched in 2007, has evolved to be a major exhibition of international contemporary art, committed to showcasing and promoting the experimental and academic value of contemporary Chinese art, as well as reflecting the latest advances of art in Asia and beyond, said Gao Peng, producer of the art show and the museum's former director.

The 2019 triennial, co-curated by Chinese art critic Huang Du and British art historian Jonathan Harris, is themed A Stitch in Time, a saying meaning "it is better to deal with problems early than to wait until they get worse".

Artwork by 37 artists and art groups from 16 countries were brought together to expose the complex social, political, economical and cultural changes fracturing the world and threatening the future of mankind. The show aims to inspire visitors to join hands to "stitch up the fissures" in the world, according to the curators.

The exhibition runs through June 25.

If you go:

10:00-18:00, Tuesday to Sunday. Building 4, Pingod Community, No 32 Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-58760600北京市朝阳区百子湾路32号苹果社区4号楼今日美术馆