Exhibitions

1199 People - Collection from Long Museum

The exhibition aims to break the traditional conception of curatorial philosophy and the planning of installations. It displays more than 300 figure paintings created by hundreds of artists after the period of China's reform and opening-up in 1978. The number "1199" is the overall number of figure images showing in the exhibition. Curator Xu Zhen tries to get across a variety of artistic ideological trends and creative concepts, and to purify human relationships from the general appearance of the pictures. He tries to answer the questions asked by ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, such as "Who are we," "Where did we come from" and "Where will we go?" He provides various possible ways to interpret such ultimate questions for humanity from a contemporary artistic perspective.

Date: Until December 10

Venue: Long Museum (West Bund)

龙美术馆

Address: 3398 Longteng Avenue 龙腾大道3398号

Admission: Free

Call 6422-7636 for details

The Bathroom: A Historical Retrospective

The modern concept of sanitation and the bathroom emerged as early as the 19th century, when people began to regard the connection between water and hygiene as the basis of health. Recently, Spanish bathroom brand Roca has brought a retrospective exhibition of historical bathroom pieces to Shanghai, the fifth stop of its world tour after Barcelona, Lisbon, London and Madrid. Among the exhibits are a dolphin-shaped toilet owned by Elisabeth of Austria (1837-98), a foldable bidet made in 1895 which looks like a violin case, and a book stack toilet from the early 19th century that resembles a pile of books.

Date: Until December 10, 9 am to 6 pm

Venue: Roca Shanghai Gallery

乐家上海艺术廊

Address: 1/F, 396 Caoxi Road North 漕溪北路396号1楼

Admission: Free

Call 3368-8822 for details

Liang Shaoji Solo Exhibition

Back to Origin is the latest solo exhibition by Chinese artist Liang Shaoji. The exhibition showcases a selection of artworks that incarnate simplicity and strength, dynamic and static, hardness and softness, while taking on the balance between stillness and obscurity. Born in Shanghai, in 1945, Liang graduated from Zhejiang Fine Arts School in 1965. Over the past 25 years, Liang has explored the frontier between art and science, sculpture and installation, performance and multimedia, approaching the ultimate inquiry of time and life. He has exhibited extensively at international art biennales and triennials such as Venice (1999), Istanbul (1999), Lyon (2000), and Shanghai (2000 and 2006).

Date: Until Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm daily

Venue: ShanghART Gallery

Address: Bldg 16, 50 Moganshan Road 莫干山路50号16幢

Admission: Free

Visit http://www.shanghartgallery.com/ for details

Etchings Exhibition

The exhibition Collection Royale d'Estampes, which displays 138 etchings printed in the Chalcography workshop of the Louvre Museum, provides an overview of the evolution of copper engraving in France over more than four centuries, with pieces of international fame. Some prestigious etchings are being exhibited, such as the etching of the Mona Lisa, the Celestial Globes by Coronelli, the Map of Paris by Turgot and Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People. This collection, which was started at the beginning of the 17th century by the royal household, was seized during the Revolution and entrusted by Napoleon I to the Louvre. It became richer and richer through the years until it reached more than 13,000 pieces. Although it remains little-known among the public, this collection is exceptional due to its quality and historical importance.

Date: Until November 2, 10 am to 4 pm daily

Venue: Hong Yi Clubhouse

鸿艺会所

Address: Lane 518 Taoyuan Road, Sheshan town, Songjiang district 松江佘山镇桃源路518弄

Admission: Free

Call 6788-6788 for details

Trends in Contemporary Glass Art

Himalayas Museum in Pudong New Area brings glass works of eight of the world's leading glass artists working in various glass techniques. Participating artists are Peter Bremers, Lucio Bubacco, Václav Cigler, Richard Jolley, Václav Machac, Jaromír Rybák, Julius Weiland and William Morris. These artists treat glass as their primary medium and, along with other talented glass artists, they compose the Glass Studio Movement. The movement began in Europe and spread rapidly to the US, making glass an established medium for artistic expression and transforming the way people think about the material.

Date: Until November 2, 10 am to 6 pm

Venue: 4/F, Himalayas Museum 喜马拉雅美术馆4楼

Address: 869 Yinghua Road

樱花路869号

Admission: 50 yuan

Call 5033-9801 for details

The Past - Mehmet Ali Uysal Solo Exhibition

Mehmet Ali Uysal is presenting two new series of sculptural and installation works, which explore the concept of value in art as a cultural production and commodity. At the core of his artistic practice is a questioning of contemporary art, its institutions and the art market. Growing up in Turkey, Uysal's first visits to European museums as a young adult left an indelible mark on him. The artist recounts how his encounters with the institutions and modes of display in the West left him both exhilarated and frustrated. The cultural achievements of the past as viewed from a Western perspective were unfolding before his eyes, but at the same time there was a distinct feeling that history was being revisited as a spectacle, highlighting for him the relationship between art and commodification. His response is to challenge how art is valued and experienced in space.

Date: Until November 15

Venue: Pearl Lam Galleries

艺术门

Address: 181 Jiangxi Road Middle 江西中路181号

Admission: Free

Call 6323-1989 for details

Exhibition at Liuli China Museum - Why Glass?

Curated by Chang Yi, founder of China's top artistic glass brand Liuligongfang, Why Glass? is an exhibition encompassing 50 glass works by 13 artists from different countries. Among them are pioneering glass master Emile Gallé, who captures the natural beauty of flowers on delicate vases; Antonie Leperlier, who seals poetic words in glass blocks; and Toots Zynsky, one of the most esteemed contemporary glass artists, whose works have been collected by prestigious museums across the world. Visitors can also see Chang Yi and his wife Loretta H.

Date: Until November 9, 10 am to 5 pm (closed Mondays)

Venue: Liuli China Museum

琉璃艺术博物馆

Address: 25 Taikang Road

泰康路25号

Admission: Free to children and students, and 20 yuan for adults

Call 6467-2268 for details

On Stage

Christmas Choral Fantasy - Organ and Choir Concert

Shanghai Philharmonic Symphony Choir was established in July, 2013. Their recent activities include collaborating with the famous Polish soundtrack master Preisner at the French film Red, White and Blue concert in the MISA festival and performing at 2013 Video Games Live, a concert themed after World of Warcraft which created a big stir this summer. Born in 1969, Thorsten Maeder specializes in conducting, organ and piano. Maeder is a laureate of international competitions and performs regular concerts in Germany and many others countries. He has been invited to perform in South America, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and China.

Date: December 24

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center 上海东方艺术中心

Address: 425 Dingxiang Road

丁香路425号

Tickets: 80 yuan to 380 yuan

Call 6854-1234 for details