Shanghai

Art from Shaanxi

A group show in Shanghai reflects the rich cultural and historical heritage of Shaanxi that have deeply influenced the local art scene there. The exhibition features more than 130 paintings by 16 artists.

9 am-5 pm, Jul 14-27, Shanghai Art Museum, 325 Nanjing Road W. 021-6327-2829

Beethoven in summer

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra will play under the baton of its founder and maestro, pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, playing three Beethoven classics: Symphony No 1 in C major, Symphony No 8 in F major, and Symphony No 5 in C minor.

7:30 pm, Aug 8. 88-888 yuan. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road. 021-6854-1234.

Running the numbers

The exhibition by Chris Jordan, an artist based in Seattle, Washington, looks at contemporary western culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: two million plastic bottles (five minutes of bottle consumption in the US), 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of US can consumption) and so on. "Statistics can feel abstract and anesthetizing, making it difficult to connect with and make meaning of the profoundly important phenomena they represent," according to the artist.

10 am-6 pm, July 30-Sep 11. The Other Gallery, Building 9, 50 Moganshan Road. 021-3353-2273