This Sunday evening, a wind quintet consisting of five musicians from the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO) will perform “The Magic Flute,” the final opera by classical master Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
One side is an adorable panda eating bamboo, the other side is a fluffy white cat; one side is the traditional Chinese painting style, the other side is the Western oil painting style; and one side is made in the Chinese silk tapestry woven technique, the other side is the embroidery technique. These are all rendered in a Suzhou double-sided embroidery work which is on display along with more than 150 works at an exhibition at Shenzhen Museum’s Ancient Art Division.
After admiring Giorgio Morandi’s classic paintings at the Dafen Art Museum in March, Shenzheners can now appreciate masterpieces from more painters of all times in art history at a new exhibition in Futian District.
“FAN WU x Mi-Kyoung Lee: The Reflective Memories” is a fiber art exhibition that displays works by two female artists: Wu Fan from China and Mi-kyoung Lee from the United States.
Enjoy a variety of concerts at Shenzhen Concert Hall
Shenzhen Museum is offering a great lineup of new exhibits this winter. Don’t forget: The museum’s divisions are free to enter but require booking via the museum’s WeChat account (ID: iszbwg).
Artists and art groups from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao are presenting their new media works at the 2022 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Futian District.
Humans learn about the world through interaction with others and by sharing experiences. Adults and children will have a chance to co-create their own worlds at the new permanent exhibition hall of teamLab in Shenzhen through eight forms of multimedia installations.
Riding on the success of a “China chic” series last year, Shenzhen Concert Hall will present four concerts, featuring Chinese instruments and art songs inspired by ancient Chinese poems. Free shows and public lectures will be organized on the sideline of the four concerts.
A new exhibition authorized by the Palace Museum in Beijing takes 12 representative flowers in the four seasons in the imperial palace as the theme and interprets them in various media such as calligraphy, paintings, installations and multimedia.
Glasses-free 3D LED screens displaying high-definition 3D videos have helped build new multimedia spaces in the public around the world.
Old daily items with links to Shenzhen’s history since the 1980s are on display at the “Home in Shenzhen: Stories of Time in Old Objects” exhibition at the Shenzhen Museum.
It’s always a thrill for fans to find a fresh voice in the world of classical and modern music, particularly from gifted young musicians who have brilliant careers ahead of them and infinite surprises to deliver for years to come. This weekend, local fans will be treated with two concerts performed by young talents.
New findings in the mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province in June generated excitement, as the question of the sacrificial pits’ age has been solved according to 200 relics’ carbon-dating results. They were from the late Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.) and some artifacts’ design styles demonstrate close communications between the ancient Shu Kingdom and Central China.
Chinese-American Yu Lanyin, who is in her 70s and has a deep fascination with the ocean, will exhibit her ocean-themed ink paintings at the “Infinite Conscious Blue” exhibition. Yu, who has been a hobbyist scuba diver for more than 30 years, exhibits contemporary ink paintings focusing on the undersea world. Her paintings are abstract, creating a place of quiet beauty and leaving room for visitors to make their own interpretations.