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Updated: 2008-09-26 11:04 Exhibitions **A solo exhibition by artist Cai Xiaosong, his first for several years, will soon be on. Cai chooses traditional Chinese ink and wash painting as his primary approach to portray the spirit of the landscape. 10 am-9 pm, Sept 28 - Oct 30 AroundSpace, 696 Weihai Lu, 0-13795319569 **Zhang Jie's self-portraits reflect a fascinating, very personal journey. Zhang describes the process of painting as something like "talking to myself" and an effort to be "true to myself" in her artistic exploration. 10 am - 6:30 pm, Sept 27-Oct 10 Art Scene Warehouse, 2F, Building No 4, 50 Moganshan Lu 021-6277 -4940 **A collection of 24 wonderful paintings and collages by renowned artist Franco de Courten is currently on display at Shanghai Times Square. The prolific Italian has traveled around the world all his life and created many images of the gardens he has seen in Algeria, in the Middle East and elsewhere. In this collection he wants to give Chinese art lovers a glimpse of the beauty of Mediterranean nature. Admission is free. 10 am-10 pm, until Oct 6 Shanghai Times Square, L2 Lobby, 99 Huaihai Road M. 021-6391-0691 **Hu Yang began wandering the streets of Shanghai, especially the nongtang (the narrow alleyways of old Shanghai), in the 1980s. He has taken a lot of photographs that capture the dramatic changes in nongtang life. Viewers can glimpse the unique life of the nongtang, such as no clear-cut boundary between public and private space. In the past, when air-conditioning, refrigerators and television sets were not available or affordable, people had to share cooking and water facilities. Residents went about their many daily activities, such as doing the laundry, cooking, brushing, washing and even taking a shower, in the common space. Since the rooms in the homes were very small, residents would move many family activities from indoors to the streets, such as having meals, taking a nap, reading and playing chess. The special features of the nongtang have profoundly shaped people's manners, lifestyles and cultural habits. Unlike living in modern apartment buildings, life in the nongtang is far more transparent with very limited privacy. Yet, on the positive side, neighbors are more familiar with and intimately involved with each other. There is neither worship for modern life, nor emotional reminiscing, in Hu's photos. They are just an invitation to a trip back in time. 1-6 pm, closed on Sunday and Monday, until Oct 15 ShanghART Gallery, Wu Jiao Chang 800 Art Zone, 800 Guoshun East Lu, #401, Shanghai 021-5506-5989 |
