Lots of art exhibitions out there for your edification. Here's a run-down of four new shows, from film to landscapes to installation.
So many galleries, so little time – here's our recommendations for a healthy dose of culture in and around Shanghai this month ...
Out and about in Shanghai's galleries -- a quick rundown of opening and ongoing exhibitions to enjoy around town. Heady diversions...
Magic surrealism -- Spanish master Joan Miró's Illusionary Reality, an exhibition of prints, opens at the Shanghai Art Museum.
SmartShanghai's sister site, CreativeHunt.com, waxes nostalgic about the year that was in arts, fashion, design, random nerdery.
Three screenings of Red Light Revolution -- the sex shop movie -- this weekend in Shanghai. Views and tid-bits from cast and crew.
The Acclaimed Polish-American photo-composer opens a retrospective exhibition of his works at Wheelock Square
"Animation is real life with the volume turned up." PIXAR: 25 Years of Animation at MOCA. A technicolor carnage of optimism and humility.
The weekend saw a flurry of gallery openings around town, showcasing Chinese and international artists all flexing their collective creative muscle.
AKA, flying too close to the sun on wings made of... 3-D dongs -- a journey to the next dimension of depravity in Hong Kong.
The bird is the word at Art Labor -- pictures and blah, blah, blah about Koen Vanmechelen’s The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project inside.

Until March 20, ShanghART gallery in Moganshan is home to ‘A Pile of Passion’, a mutli-media group exhibition spanning a wide range of...
Heady contemplation, facile diversion, profound epiphany -- Shanghai offers it all in the visual arts in galleries around town...
Take a step back from the seasonal festivities and indulge your more contemplative side with a few of the city’s artistic offerings...
Whatever your creative tipple, there's most likely a gallery opening to satisfy this weekend. From watercolours in the French Concession through...
Four directors from four very different backgrounds will be showcasing their respective takes on Shanghai at Lola tomorrow night, for the...
A wish-list for anyone considering a super-stylish of home makeover, or just aspirational daydreamers, 100% Design has now opened at Shanghai Exhibition...

As the sun goes down on one Shanghai cultural extravaganza with the close of Expo, another is just beginning. Shanghai Biennale opened at...
Three large-scale arts events are happening this weekend, offering up hot group art action in a variety of mediums, modalities, and...
This Saturday, down at 1918 ArtSpace at 3pm is something called "Open Goat", which is a massive, free-form, collaborative music and art jam...
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