The Light, a Chinese ink painting by Zhang Peichu, shot to fame when it was created in 1972. The large work, which measures 178.5 centimeters in height and 113 cm in width, depicts two men repairing a beacon light during a storm. Another famous painting featured at the show is The Pioneer, which was created by Chen Yifei and Wei Jingshan in 1972 and depicts workers laying rails during the construction of a new line. The artists visited the Meishan Iron Mine in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, before creating the huge painting that measures 4.4 meters by 1.96 meters.

The Shanghai art museum is also hosting a preview of artworks for an upcoming exhibition scheduled to take place later this year. The museum plans to invite artists, curators and others to host livestreaming tours of the show.