That's Shanghai takes a look at the best art exhibits on this weekend:
Ni Youyu & Hans Hartung – Concurrent Solo Shows
Image courtesy of Perrotin
Here we get the opportunity to see some of Ni Youyu’s painted works, alongside more of his wonderful installation work. Ni’s washed painting technique, which he formulated out of his unfamiliarity with canvas painting, offers viewers variegating views of the same image. Meanwhile, in the same space a look at the abstract works of Hans Hartung will open. Hartung is known as an important forerunner of lyrical abstraction, influencing a variety of artists before his death in 1989 with his idiosyncratic swirls, scratches and scribbles.
Until Oct 20, Perrotin.
Chalkroom (La Camera Insabbiata) – Laurie Anderson x Hsin-Chien Huang
Image courtesy of promoter
Combining the unique skillsets of two very different artists from opposite ends of the globe, Chalkroom brings together New York performance artist and avant garde musician Laurie Anderson and Taiwan new media artist Hsin-Chien Huang for a virtual reality experience, blending together art and technology. The chalk mentioned in the name of this immersive exhibition gives reference to a blackboard, where images and words, like memory, are continually erased. Chalkroom premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2017 winning an award for Best VR Experience.
Until Oct 27; RMB100 weekdays, RMB120 weekends. Modern Art Base.
Serious Games – Group Exhibition
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Serious Games takes video game culture and eSports as its starting point, questioning ideas of historical truth, future development and spatial politics in relation to this new form of game. While the exhibition deals largely with the politics and ideas that surround this new gaming culture, artists will also delve into ideas surrounding ‘the game’ as a cultural nous, an idea that has flourished and survived for as long as society has been in existence.
Until Nov 2, HOW Art Museum.
Bob Dylan Retrospectrum
Image courtesy of Modern Art Museum Shanghai
Sure, Bob Dylan is a Nobel Prize winning writer, poet and lyricist, but his lesser known creative endeavors include painting with oil, acrylic and watercolor, and even include ironwork sculpture. Modern Art Museum, god bless their souls, have collected more than 250 of Dylan’s works spanning over 40 years to Shanghai this weekend. Dylan’s early ink experiments will show alongside the likes of works from Mondo Scripto sketches. Enjoy this fascinating insight into the creative polymath's works until January next year.
Until Jan 5, RMB100. Modern Art Museum Shanghai. Tickets.
Los Angeles – Mark Bradford Solo Exhibition
Image courtesy of artist and Hauser & Wirth
Closing this weekend. Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford returns to Shanghai for another exquisite exhibition this weekend. Los Angeles is his largest China-based exhibition to date and explores the evolution of his work over the previous decade. This site-specific exhibition will see Bradford engage with the space offered up by Long Museum, bringing both painted works, and sculptural works for spectators to get a broad idea of his artistic practices.
Until Oct 13, Long Museum.
Until Oct 13: Stuart Middleton – Solo Exhibition
Image via Qiao Space/WeChat
Closing this weekend. Teaming up with London gallery Carlos/Ishikawa, Qiao Space play host to Glasgow-based Stuart Middleton, who will show off works from the past three years. Known for his super realistic, often funny, often poignant works that span many different media, Middleton combines a voracious talent for everything from painting to sketching, sculpture and writing with the very unique British wit, creating works whose significance and meaning change over time.
Until Oct 13, Qiao Space.
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