From China Daily (link):
Standing in front of a picture of a naked female, Yang Guang’s mother hesitated to take the 16-year-old boy to an art exhibition on the human body in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
With more than 130 pieces, the exhibition, which began on April 12, gathered paintings, oil paintings and sculptures, most of which presented models of female bodies to reflect Chinese views on sexuality – a traditional taboo in China.
“The human body is not mysterious and the exhibition aims to display the beauty of the human body as well as providing opportunities for art lovers to exchange views on art and painting,” said Liu Rongyan, vice-curator of the Heilongjiang Art Museum, the exhibition sponsor.
