What's on

Exhibition

 

Kenya Hara in Shanghai

Japanese graphic designer and curator Kenya Hara, who used to be the art director for the Japanese home décor franchise Muji and the designer of the opening and closing ceremony programs of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games in 1998, will bring his latest artworks to Shanghai. This exhibition will showcase 113 pieces of work including prints, objects and scripts.

Date: March 10 to April 10, 8 pm

Venue: Zendai Contemporary Art Exhibition Hall

上海證大現代藝術館

Address: No.28, Lane 199 Fangdian Road 芳甸路199弄28號

Admission: Free

Call 5033-9801 for details

Group Painting Exhibition: Open Portraits

The Minsheng Art Museum launches a two-year program of exhibitions to examine and discuss Chinese contemporary art in the past 30 years. The exhibitions will include Open Portraits, Open Landscapes and Open Still Life. The Open Portraits show will include well-known Chinese artists such as Zeng Hao, Chen Danqing, He Duoling and Qiu Xiaofei.

Date: March 10 to April 28, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 9pm

Venue: Minsheng Art Museum

民生現代美術館

Address: Bldg F, 570 Huaihai Road West 淮海西路570號 F座

Admission: 20 yuan (5 yuan for students), free after 6 pm

Call 6282-8729 for details

On Stage

 

Lorin Maazel and the Philharmonia Orchestra Concert

Under the baton of well-known conductor Lorin Maazel, the Philharmonia Orchestra will present a classical music concert with leading Chinese violinist Chen Jiafeng. It will feature the scores from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Mahler's Symphony No.1. As one of the most famous conductors in the world, Maazel has conducted over 150 orchestras and staged more than 5,000 concerts over the past 50 years.

Date: April 3, 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center

Address: 425 Dingxiang Road

丁香路425號

Tickets: 180 to 1,280 yuan

Call 6854-1234 for details

Nightlife

 

Lacrimas Profundere Mini Concert

Founded in Germany by Oliver Nikolas in 1993, Lacrimas Profundere is a rock band famous for its catchy, 70s-influenced, gothic rock, complete with dark lyrics. Meaning "to shed tears" in Latin, Lacrimas Profundere will bring "rock and sadness" to local fans this coming Thursday.

Date: March 1, 8 pm

Venue: Mao Livehouse

Address: 3/F, 308 Chongqing Road South 重慶南路308號3樓

Admission: 100 yuan

Call 6232-6916 or 6232-3071 for details

Event

 

Shanghai International Literary Festival

The 10th Shanghai International Literary Festival will be held at the newly renovated Glamour Bar on the Bund. There will be readings and talks by writers including Caitlin Reilly, Amy Tan, Jeff Fuchs, Barbara Demick and cartoonist Matt Groening. A full list of writers and schedules is available at www.m-restaurantgroup.com. Make a reservation, and you will be able to have a face-to-face talk with your favorite writers.

Date: March 2 to March 18

Venue: Glamour Bar

Address: 6/F, 5 Zhongshandongyi Road 中山東一路5號6樓

Entrance: 75 yuan per person, including a drink; 20 yuan per person for children and students, including a soft drink; 188 yuan per person for literary lunches

Call 6350-9988 for details