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BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are a selection of shows available in Beijing in the coming week:
Dvorak, Weber, Liszt and Brahms with Stenz, TIAN Bonian, Ullman and NCPAO
Date: June 28-29
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Concert Hall, the National Center for the Performing Arts
Introduction: Turmoil plagued the entire of Europe in the 19th century. With the industrial reform and the global expansion of colonists, the old system fell apart and new changes surged. Resistance, uprisings, expeditions, nations, and revolution were the catchwords of that era, and its background music was Romantic music, as it is called in the history of classical music. Together with the German conductor Markus Stenz, we will join hands with two soloists, TIAN Bonian and Alexander Ullman, to revisit the style of the era through two concerts.
Implements of Ingenuity -- An Exhibition of Modern Chinese Ceramic Art
Date: June 8 - August 8
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed on Mondays)
Place: Room M, B1, Capital Museum
Introduction: From nomad to settler, from pottery to porcelain, time witnessed the development of man as he progressed from barbarism to civilization. Ceramic art, from its early beginnings to its current form, has always pursued the path of exploration and innovation. Returning to nature, life and simplicity are the artistic origins of ceramics and also the core of human nature in art.
Menina
Date:April 20-July 16
Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (closed on Mondays)
Place: Today Art Museum
Introduction: Inspirations of the series Menina were originated from Spanish painter Velasquez's famous painting Las Meninas. Now, artist Wu Ningya's Egg of Menina will inherit the spiritual thread of this historical art classic. The element of "eggs" was inspired by the pendant of Princess Margarita's egg-shaped court dress.
LOVELOVELOVE: A Journey in LOVE
Date: March 30-June 30
Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (closed on Mondays)
Place: Today Art Museum
Introduction: Focused on the theme of travel, this exhibition reviews the past 40 years of China through 10 artists' travel stories. It is the first time to have Andy Warhol, pioneer of Pop Art Movement, and Jean-Michel Jarre, the father of French electronic music, to be shown together, reconstructing their legendary journeys in the early 1980s in China. At the same time, eight artists will capture social changes in China with various media such as photography, animation and sound installations. Andy Warhol's last film, Andy Warhol: Made in China, will also be first screened on the Chinese mainland. Enditem
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