Space Disorientated: Li Jing Lighting Installations
2.28 - 4.02 Oriental Vista Gallery (Shanghai)
Illuminated images and scenes. Sculptures that are the realisation of pieces Li conceived during his residency in France last year. Working often with sculpture and lighting installations Li has combined these two trajectories for this major solo show. (Diana Freundl)
A Starting Point: Intrude Art & Life 366 - Dynamics of change and growth Jan 1st - Dec 31st, 2008
1.18 - 4.18 Zendai Museum of Modern Art (Shanghai)
A selection of artworks shown during the yearlong project Intrude: Art & Life 366. Intrude was initiated last year by Zendai with the aim of creating one artistic happening daily in public spaces throughout Shanghai. In addition to paintings, photography and video works by the artists who participated, the exhibition includes a number of project-related documents detailing interactions that took place in the public spaces. (DF)
Merging Emerging: Art Utopia Virtual Reality
3.9 - 6.30 Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai
New works by multimedia artists Rulf Kluenter, Li Lei and Xiao Ping among others. The exhibition is curated by Joe Hu, Creative Director of the Shanghai multimedia company LEAPIDEAS, which is formed by a team of designers and engineers from both the traditional multimedia industry and the new visual media field. The exhibition explores the integration of modern design concepts with hands-on architectural renovation and implementation of information-technology systems. (DF)
Qiu Zhijie: Breaking through the ice
2.15 – 5.15 Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing)
Major solo show of all new works by the Chinese new-generation artist. Qiu's ongoing project launched in 2006 investigating suicides at the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge cuts deep into contemporary China's industrial society, revealing complex relations between advancing modernization under formidable nationalism and the lives of those caught in the process. ( Kaneshima Takahiro )
Wang Qing: Coming and Going,
4.11 - 5.24 Art Labor Gallery (Shanghai)
Solo show by the Shanghai artist with new works that continue his collage cityscapes series. Wang Qing spent 19 years in Japan studying and working before returning to his native Shanghai. He has photographed literally thousands of people during his travels in China, New York and Tokyo who have become characters in his unique pieces. His mixed media combine people, animals and inanimate objects to create a contemporary city image with eclectic text reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat. (DF)
Portraits of China
4.18 - 5.25 Ifa Gallery (Shanghai)
A solo exhibition of photography from French photographer Anais Martane. The portraits were taken as Martane travelled widely across China during 2007 documenting the people she encountered along the way. From the young factory worker in Guangdong and psychoanalyst in Chengdu, to the rising rock star in Beijing, each of the characters is captured in his or her own daily environment, whether personal or professional. A text from French journalist Diane Droin-Michaud echoes each of the images, allowing viewers not only to discover more about China but also to slip for an instant into the dreams or observations of each protagonist. (DF)
