Beijing

Arts for humanity

With his exhibition themed Humanity and Love traveling more than 30 countries, painter Li Zijian is now showcasing 265 pieces of his oil paintings in Beijing. Old grandmother with gray hair, little girl lying along the river and pregnant mother come alive under his brush.

9 am-5 pm, until May 12. National Museum of China, 16 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng district. 010-6511-6400

Brightman in Beijing

Known for her songs like Time to Say Goodbye, Scarborough Fair and You and Me, British singer Sarah Brightman will serenades Beijing with her Dreamchaser concert. The show is designed according to the theme of space in terms of clothes, stage design and songs. The singer will sing new songs from her latest album Dreamchaser and evergreen ones.

7:30 pm, June 28. Master Card Center, 69 Fuxing Road, Haidian district. 400-610-3721

Remember Picasso

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the passing of Picasso, Chinese artist Guo Tailai presents 14 ink paintings to ode to the master. Guo is famous for bright and vibrant colors in his works. As Picasso subverted the traditional concept of Western arts, Guo improvised Chinese ink painting with his fairy tale-like works.

10 am-10 pm, until May 19. Trends Lounge, Shimaotianjie, 9 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang district. 010-6587-1999

Shanghai

Japanese script

Shanghai Museum presents an exhibition of calligraphy from Japan titled The Vision and Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u. Aoyama (1912-1993) started to collect Chinese calligraphy and painting probably in the mid-1920s. The exhibition consists of two parts: One featuring his collection of Chinese art and the other his own calligraphy.

9 am-5 pm, until May 26. Exhibition Hall 2, 2F, Shanghai Museum, 201 Renmin Avenue. 021-6372-3500

New art platform

The opening exhibition of Long's Art Space features the contemporary art collection of Artron.com. The website has been a leading player in documenting the happenings and market phenomena in the Chinese art scene.

10 am-6:30 pm, Tue-Sun, until May 26. Long's Art Space, No 91 Moganshan Road. 021-5290-9101

Cantopop songbird

Sandy Lam will hold a concert for her Shanghai fans. Lam has been active in the music scene since the mid-1980s, singing in Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Japanese. Her golden hits include Home Again Without You in 1991, Scars in 1995, and At Least I Still Have You in 2000.

7:30 pm, May 11. Shanghai Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi North Road. 021-6217-2426

Hong Kong

Walk about

Civic Exchange, Community for Road Safety and Designing Hong Kong are hosting an all-day conference offering numerous viewpoints from government, academic, engineering and planning professionals to discuss how pedestrian-friendly Hong Kong really is. Issues of vehicular connectivity and accessibility in lieu of comfort and quality of life will be addressed.

8:45 am-5 pm, May 7. Exhibition Hall, Energizing Kowloon East Office, 122 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong. 852-2893-0213

Airy art

Bigger is better in the case of Mobile M+: Inflation! a series of six outdoor installations by participating artists Tam Wai-ping, Cao Fei and Jiakun Architects from China, South Korean Choi Jeong-hwa, British Jeremy Deller, American Paul McCarthy and Argentine Tomas Saraceno. The giant inflatable sculptures include mundane everyday objects blown completely out of proportion. Some are reflections of humans to their built environment.

Noon-7 pm, Tue-Thu; 11 am-8 pm, Fri-Sun; until Jun 9. West Kowloon Cultural District Promenade, West Kowloon. 852-2200-0210

Macao

White wonder

Macao-born designer and photographer Season Lao first visited Hokkaido in 2009 at the age of 22 and was fascinated by the wintery images of northern Japan he captured with his camera. Now based there and working fulltime as a designer, he showcases a collection of white landscape photos in a one-man show called Spirit of Snow. Taken over the past three years, these cold images allow glimpses into the warmth and magic that lie beneath a barren wonderland of ice.

2-7 pm, Mon-Sat, until May 20. Creative Macao, G/F Macao Cultural Centre Building, Avenida Xian Xing Hai. 853-2875-3282

China Daily

(China Daily 05/05/2013 page15)