On May 24, 2024, the Wuhan Art Museum series exhibition, "Painting with Ink the 8th Contemporary Ink and Research Exhibition," officially opened. The theme of this exhibition is "Contemporary Logic of A Pure and Remote View," with Lü Peng serving as the curator. The exhibition features 32 participating artists and displays 114 works, aiming to systematically review and summarize contemporary ink art since the reform and opening up.
In the afternoon of the 24th, the academic symposium "Issues and Discoveries in Contemporary Ink Art Since 1978," extending from the exhibition, was held at the Wuhan Art Museum (Qintai). Scholars at the symposium discussed important characteristics and basic development trajectories of Chinese contemporary ink art phenomena.