City guide (June 19-June 30)
Updated: 2013-06-17 16:05
(China Daily)
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Italian pianist Marco Grieco will give a recital. The award-winning musician has been praised by the media as "one of the most interesting performers that Italian music has generated in the last years young and established talent in the survey of Italian classical music".
7:30 pm, June 22. Shanghai City Theater, 4889 Dushi Road, Minhang district. 021-5415-7496
Tradition mission
Fine handicrafts and traditional art from China, Japan and South Korea are on show. Highlights among the exhibits from China are embroidery by Gu Wenxia, silk-weaving by Wang Jinshan and ink stones carved by Li Keng. Japanese masters of Kyoto ceramics, seal-making and kabuki costume design are invited, along with South Korean representatives.
9 am-5 pm, until June 23. Shanghai Art Collection Museum, 1731, Yan'an West Road, Changning district. 021-5206-9172
Operatic operation
Mi Ya is staging an exhibition of oil paintings. Her contemporary works are inspired by Peking Opera. Mi's portraits of women in Peking Opera costumes feature mouths on blank faces with vibrant colors.
12 am-9:30 pm, Tue-Sun, until July 22. Noeli Gallery, 150 Yueyang Road, Xuhui district. 021-6421-9442
Mixed-media paintings
In On the Horizon, a solo exhibition from Li Wei, the artist examines her artistic practice and engagement based on traditional Chinese culture and painting. This is the first solo exhibition of the artist in Shanghai, featuring a stunning selection of new mixed-media paintings.
10 am-5 pm, until June 30. Art+ Shanghai Gallery, 370 Suzhou North Road. 021-5608-6067
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