October 6-12, 2014

2014 Eason Chan “Eason’s life” Tour Shanghai 2014陈奕迅Eason's life演唱会上海站 19:30-22:00, Oct 11 Hongkou Stadium Metro Line 3 / 8 - Hongkou Stadium One of the most prominent male singers in the Mandopop and Cantopop industry, Eason is considered by Hong Kong media a “God of Songs” after Samuel Hui and Jacky Cheung. Eason kicked off this current tour in his hometown in July last year. Originally scheduled for 12 nights, more shows were added due to the overwhelming response from fans. As most tickets for the Shanghai show are already sold out, those who are interested in going to this show in Shanghai but have not booked a ticket in advance should try negotiating with the numerous ticket dealers known as “yellow cows” (黄牛) to get a ticket at about 120%-200% of the original price. Classic Movie screening: The Grand Budapest Hotel at Chabrol Cafe 19:30 - 21:30, Oct 7 1F, No.93, Lane 1025, West Nanjing Road 上海 静安区 南京西路1025弄93号1F 后院铁门 (静安别墅) Metro Line 2 - West Nanjing Road (FROM IMDB)The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Danish Music Showcase 20:00, Oct 8 Yuyintang 851 Kaixuan Road by West Yan’an Road 凯旋路851号近延安西路 Metro Line 3 / 4 - West Yan’an Road In celebration of the cultural season “Little fairy tales – Big future” between China and Denmark the Royal Consulate General in Shanghai is inviting Chinese University Students, Music lovers, journalists and bloggers to enjoy a concert with two Danish Bands Taragara Pyjarama and Feel Freeze on 8th October, at Yuyintang, Shanghai. UGO RONDINONE: BREATHE WALK DIE September 13, 2014 - January 4, 2015 Rockbund Art Museum 20 Huqiu Road 虎丘路20号 Metro Line 2 / 10 - East Nanjing Road Ugo Rondinone’s oeuvre takes up a unique position in the contemporary art scene and his contribution in revisiting the codes and the histories of the visual arts has been exceptional. Having developed very precise and obsessive series—from clown sculptures to stone figures, target paintings, masks, oversized wax light bulbs, stripe paintings, landscape ink drawings, bronze still-life objects, video and sound installations—Ugo Rondinone advances extremely diverse techniques, combining concepts with performative figures, abstract forms with raw materials, exploring themes of fantasy and desire, branching out in literature and poetry, contemporary cinema and the visual arts. WESTBUND Art and Design Oct 1 to Oct 26 (closed on Oct 13 and Oct 20) 2555 Longteng Avenue Metro Line 11 - Yunjin Road Co-organized by Shanghai West Bund Development Group Co., Ltd and the renowned artist Zhou Tiehai, the forthcoming international art fair West Bund Art & Design is the first of its type in China staging first-tier contemporary art and design. The first edition of West Bund Art & Design 2014 will break the routine by adopting an innovative “5+25” exhibition mode and brings the public a world-class visual feast over the course of 30 days. The art fair designates West Bund Art Center, which is transformed from a workshop of the former Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, as its site and strictly selects participated galleries and design agencies with high reputation and good quality. Following the mission to have “art guide life, and design dot life,” the fair aims to create a second-to-none art platform hosting galleries, design agencies, existing and pipeline collectors, and art lovers to enjoy art and to open up a new era of a unique and charming art experience. This article was written by Richard Lewei Huang. Send an email to [email protected] to get in touch.