Exhibition showcases Russian contemporary art

The Russian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo by Hu Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]

A high-level modern oil painting exhibition from the Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts is being held in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province during the China-Russia Internet Media Forum.

Media communication serves as an important component of China-Russia cultural exchanges, and internet development has brought more opportunities and possibilities to media, as well as huge potential for cooperation between the two countries, said Alexey Volin, deputy minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.

Russia has a profound cultural and artistic heritage and educational resources, and he hopes more Chinese people can be benefit from them with the help of the internet.

Alexey Volin, first from right, deputy minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, and other representatives take a close look at the exhibition in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo by Hu Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]

Oil paintings on display at the exhibition in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo by Hu Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]

Oil paintings on display at the exhibition in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo by Hu Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]

Russian representatives bringing oil paintings from Russia to China pose for photos. [Photo by Hu Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]