Events
Film Screening at Sprout
Sprout Lifestyle is hosting a free screening of
The Cure Is, a transformational film about how every human body is brilliantly designed for vitality and longevity. It addresses questions such as why health and life expectancy gradually decline, whether we've lost our connection to the natural way of living, and whether there is a powerful and effective means of addressing disease? Woven with testimonials from top scientists, doctors and evolutionary leaders, the amazing true stories in the film create a mind-blowing journey of self-discovery that will radically shift the way you look at health and disease forever.
Date: April 23, 7 pm
Venue: Sprout Lifestyle
Address: Unit 412, Surpass Court, 570 Yongjia Road
永嘉路570号永嘉庭412座
Admission: Free
Visit
http://www.sproutlifestyle.com/ for details
GMT London Pop-up Store
"British Style" has always been a unique icon in the fashion industry, and recently British buyer shop GMT London invited some 20 time-honored menswear fashion brands from the UK to display their stylish designs in town. Among them are coats, luggage, footwear, notebooks, umbrellas and spectacles. Meanwhile, on April 11 and 12, hair salon J Eleven will join GMT London to present a live show on how to shape hairstyles for gentlemen from 2 pm to 4 pm at Xintiandi; while on April 19 and 20, visitors can see a series of photographs related to James Bond movies.
Date: Until April 20
Address: 1/F, South Block Xintiandi, Lane 123 Xingye Road 兴业路123弄新天地南里一楼中庭
Call 6311-2288 for details
Liquid Lunch
Nestled on the South Bund of the Huangpu River, Hotel Indigo Shanghai is noted for its carefully designed creative interior. Char, the bar terrace on the 30th floor of the hotel, has a magnificent view of the river and skyline of Pudong New Area. Every Saturday and Sunday from midday to 5 pm, guests can enjoy a liquid lunch at Char, starting from 50 yuan.
Date: Every Saturday and Sunday
Venue: Char bar, Hotel Indigo Shanghai
Address: 585 Zhongshandong'er Road 中山东二路585号
Call 3302-9999 for details
Exhibitions
Outside WithinThis exhibition will feature new works of oil on canvas by the established Chinese artist collective Tamen, composed of Lai Shengyu and Yang Xiaogang. The solo exhibition explores new landscapes that verge on metaphysical discourses on identity, context, and cultural knowledge. The artworks present vast open scenes with a sense of the philosophical, while displaying the same eerie serenity and complex thresholds that have come to define Tamen's aesthetic.
Outside Within challenges perspective and boundaries.
Date: April 25 to June 29, 11 am to 7 pm (closed on Mondays)
Venue: Art+ Shanghai Gallery
Address: Embankment Building, 370 Beisuzhou Road
北苏州路370号河滨大楼
Admission: Free
Call 5608-6067 for details
Chen Xiaoyun Solo Exhibition
Celebrated Chinese artist Chen Xiaoyun will have a solo exhibition entitled
Twenty-one Poems of Lenin at the main space of ShanghART Gallery. The upcoming show features a series of Chen's recent works including sculptures, paintings and photographs. Works on display follow the artist's poetic narrative style. Born in 1971 in Hubei Province, Chen now works and lives in Beijing. He has exhibited extensively at both home and abroad.
Date: April 19 to May 26, 10 am to 6 pm daily
Venue: ShanghART Gallery
香格纳画廊
Address: Bldg 16, 50 Moganshan Road 莫干山路50号16幢
Admission: Free
Call 6359-3923 for details
Shanghai HousewaresThis exhibition features 60 household items from 120 objects included in the book of the same name by Shanghainese designer Zhou Qi. Inspired by examples of exquisite local craftsmanship on the edge of extinction, Zhou interviewed 10 local artisans and collected more than 100 everyday objects which were commonly seen in the 1980s and 1990s. Published last year, her book reflects the conflict between rapid industrial development and disappearing local craftsmanship.
Date: Until April 27, 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Shanghai Mass Art Center 上海群众艺术馆
Address: 125 Guyi Road
古宜路125号
Admission: Free
Call 5424-4152 for details
ECAL PhotographyThis exhibition features selected photo works by students from École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL, also known as University of Art and Design Lausanne). This century-old Swiss art institute has nurtured thousands of talented artists and is now one of the top art schools in the world.
Date: Until May 11, 10 am to 10 pm
Venue: 10 Corso Como
Address: North Annex, Wheelock Square, 1717 Nanjing Road West
南京西路1717号会德丰国际广场北院
Admission: Free
Call 6286-1072 for details
Contingency Plans: or, Living with Unstable GroundsThis exhibition looks at how the unexpected forces of nature shape landscapes and human lives. Entitled
Contingency Plans: or, Living with Unstable Grounds, the exhibition draws on understudied cases from overlooked places through 19 case studies assembled by over 20 contributors. Each case study is based on an unexpected terrestrial event. Examples include a landslide in Hong Kong, persistent desertification in China, volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, the seepage of mining waste in West Papua, and the gradual accumulation of the surface of the Earth in the UK.
Date: Until June 1, 10 am to 8 pm
Venue: The University of Hong Kong / Shanghai Study Centre
香港大学上海学习中心
Address: 298 Beisuzhou Road
北苏州路298号
Admission: Free
Visit ash.arch.hku.hk for details
On Stage
Gala 2014 Concert
Set up in 2004 in Beijing, Gala has become an acclaimed rock band among both critics and fans in China. Their albums include the English
Young for You released in 2004, which highlighted the unbounded enthusiasm of youth, and the Chinese
Zhui Meng Chi Zi Xin in 2011 that has encouraged numerous people with its touching and uplifting lyrics. Crowned as one of the best rock bands in China, Gala is embarking on its 2014 China tour to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Date: May 24, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center 东方艺术中心
Address: 425 Dingxiang Road
丁香路425号
Tickets: 80 yuan to 480 yuan
Call 400-880-2880 for details