Same craft but different path

A sketch by Edie Xu. [Photo provided to China Daily]

"I have a lot of expectations for her. I have more worries than expectations, especially the older she gets."

She paints freely and randomly. He once asked her to study calligraphy to strengthen her sense of aesthetics, but she learned traditional Chinese painting instead.

"She's disobedient. Sometimes I have to serve her," Xu Bing says, jokingly.

He selected her works for display, framed the paintings and curated her part of the show.

"I hope she's always happy. She'll have her own fate as an artist."

Edie Xu says her parents' success places her under pressure. But she's determined to pursue an art career.

What kind of artist she'll become, she says, is an open question.

"I'll continue to explore," she says.