I wanna be adored

EXHIBITS

Paintings by Wen Guozhang

Love for Pamir showcases almost 100 pieces created by Wen Guozhang, including oil paintings, sketches, watercolors and gouache. Among which, the most representative ones are the series about the lives of the Tajiks on Pamirs Plateau.

The exhibition also features preliminary sketches, which reveal Wen's hardworking and rigorous approach to painting and the difficult process of artistic creation.

Until March 9. National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district, 6400-1476.

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I Wanna Be Adored

Taking its title from the popular 1991 single I Wanna Be Adored by the British rock band The Stone Roses, Russian-born artist Andreas Golder's solo exhibition presents a selection of new works produced during the course of his tenure as artist-in-residence at the Galerie Urs Meile Studio in Beijing.

The twisted visages and desperate goddesses that Golder's exhibition are reminiscent of the work of Francis Bacon and cartoonist Ralph Steadman and draw their immediate impact from Golder's mash-ups of a variety of genres and the dark humor that permeates the works.

Until April 10, 11 am-6:30 pm. Galerie Urs Meile Studio Beijing, No 104 Caochangdi, Chaoyang district. 6433-3393.

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Memory and Identity

A group exhibition organized by Alessandro Rolandi, an Italian artist based in Beijing, that features the portraits of Italian photographer Nicola Vinci.

March 5 to April 16. 255 Caochangdi, Chaoyang district, 6431-1567.

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Craig's Lomo Foto Collection

Welcome to Craig's World and his collection of super-cool photos of humans that have lost their kingdoms and are now the renegades of a future hell - all expressed in a Hello Kitty kind of way. Until March 31. Yes Bar, 55 Fangjia hutong, Andingmen Neidajie, 131-4675-1815

EVENTS

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Bookworm International Literary Festival

Capturing the uncertainty and paranoia beneath the surface of contemporary China and the tension wrought by outsiders, travel writer Chris Taylor's novel, Harvest Season, is an exploration of development, tourism and culture clashes. A Yunnanese modern day Shangri-la, sealed off from the outside world, deep in the mountains , is threatened by an opportunist intent on creating a hedonistic party town. Come along to find out more.

March 10, 3 pm, 50 yuan. The Bookworm, Sanlitun Nanjie, 6586-9507

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Ballet: Raise the Red Lantern

Figure-hugging Chinese cheongsams, a pallet of gorgeous colors, breathtaking melodies, artistic settings and stunning choreography have made Raise the Red Lantern a worldwide success.

Since its world premiere on May 2, 2001, the National Ballet of China has presented the full-length ballet in more than 20 major cities in China as well as in Singapore, Italy, France, the UK, Australia, Mexico and Russia.

March 13 to 14, 7:30 pm, 100-150 yuan. National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Dajie, Xicheng district, 6655-0000.

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March French Festival

French-speaking countries will hold more than 100 activities in 15 cities in China in March, including musicals, lectures, exhibitions and readings, of which about 30 will be staged in Beijing. All of them are free and most of them have translators.

More details from the French Cultural Center, 6553-2627, or visit www.ccfpekin.org.

(China Daily 03/09/2011)