An exhibition spotlights abstract works by a former business tycoon and an established artist, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.

An ongoing exhibition at Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai has brought in lots of visitors from the financial and business sectors.

Audiences are curious about the artistic turn of Tang Shuangning, a retired financial executive and former president of China Everbright Group.

The exhibition that runs through Jan 12 features abstract paintings by Tang and another artist, Li Geng, who's the son of master painter, Li Keran (1907-89).

More than 50 paintings at the show belong to the collection of the Li Keran Art Museum in Beijing, where Li Geng serves as the executive director.