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Art beat in February

( China Daily ) Updated: 2014-01-24 14:01:04

App-y travels

Many travelers love to share the sights and experiences they encounter along their journey. Bread Trip is a mobile app that was launched in China in 2012, which is able to automatically generate travelogues based on the notes users write. Peng Tao, the app's founder, is going to meet fans of Bread Trip and travel in Guangzhou. Peng holds a doctorate degree in computer science from Melbourne University in Australia. He is also a traveler and has been to more than 40 countries. He will share how he created the app and his love for traveling during the talk.

2:30 pm-5 pm, Feb 15. Zoo Coffee, Guanghua Building, 108 Tianhe Bei Lu (Road), Exit B of Linhexi subway station, Tianhe district, Guangzhou. 020-3855-1431. More info on QQ group 114851003.

Seating inspired by elders

Art beat in February

The Sixth Design For Sitting exhibition, organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts, showcases how participants translate this year's subject "Sitting and the Elders" into dozens of unique chairs at CAFA's art museum. The elderly are traditionally deeply involved in everyone's life and growth, and designers are presenting works inspired by their experiences with their own elders. Their products are on show with works of internationally renowned designers like Masayuki Kurokawa. It also exhibits the findings of field research led by CAFA professor Jiang Li - home-grown good designs that have been alive for centuries.

9:30 am-5:30 pm, closed on Mondays, until Feb 16. CAFA Art Museum, 8 Huajiadi Nan Jie (Street), Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6477-1575.

- Lin Qi

Sights and sounds

Art beat in February

China Philharmonic Orchestra's concert on Sunday will be a treat for both film buffs and classical fans. The orchestra will play the Cloud Atlas Symphony under the baton of Kristian Jarvi. The movie Cloud Atlas was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best original score. The score composed by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil was rearranged for the symphony and premiered by Jarvi and his MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany in 2012. The same group recorded the soundtrack of the film. Some of the film's crew will also attend the concert to present clips from the movie. Audiences can enjoy the live music accompanied by the motion picture.

7:30 pm, Feb 16. Forbidden City Concert Hall, inside Zhongshan Park, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6559-8285.

- Chen Jie

Equine fairyland at mall

Life Hub@Anting invited artist Zhou Beili to build a fairyland in the suburban shopping mall in Jiading district of Shanghai. Zhou's glass fiber and cardboard sculptures include flying horses, a mysterious cottage, as well as a carousel that starts to run as the clock strikes each hour. The mall has prepared free postcards featuring the horse, and invited visitors to draw and write down their wishes.

10 am-10 pm, until Feb 20. Life Hub@Anting, 1055 Moyu Road, Jiading district, Shanghai. 021-6950-3671.

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