JUE Fest: Next Gen Photo Exhibition

JUE NEXT GEN is a photography competition open to enthusiastic hobby, amateur and professional photographers from all over China. During the festival, the 15 shortlisted photos will be on show at Central Studios and to vote for your favorite, enter the contest or learn more, click here. Daily; 12pm - 5pm

Eric Pillot

This March, Galerie Dumonteil presents a solo exhibition dedicated to French photographer Eric Pillot. In Situ features twelve unedited original photographs by the artist, whose work evokes fascinating forays to beautiful European zoos,and of course their exotic animal inhabitants. Eric Pillot is a self-taught artist who was born and has lived most of his life in France. He attaches a great importance to contrasts between light and shadow to his painting-like photographs, creating a sense of melancholy in the viewer and questioning the relationship between the natural and human worlds.

Mojo Wang: Future Lovers

Mojo Wang is a Shanghai-based illustrator whose drawings and works are inspired by popular culture across various media, including books, magazines, films and music. This will be his third solo show in the city and will be on display at the Yongjia Lu space until 6 April. 50 Yongjia Lu, near Shaanxi Nan Lu

Beauty Obscured

Elisabeth de Brabant Art Center presents Beauty Obscured this Spring, a group show featuring Wang Xiao Hui, Qian Gang and Yin Zhi Xin. The artists explore various interpretations of the feminine muse in a variety of mediums including photography, painting and sculpture. Drawing inspiration from their personal perceptions of female beauty these three artists alternately reveal and conceal the ways in which each artist responds to their muse to create dynamic images of the feminine form...

Michael Kenna: Hokkaido To Huangshan

M97 Gallery presents Hokkaido to Huangshan, a solo show featuring over 30 recent silver gelatin photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer Michael Kenna. Spanning across Asia from Hokkaido to Huangshan to Halong Bay in Vietnam, this will be Kenna’s second exhibition in the city. Born in the UK but now residing in Seattle, United States, Kenna's work has been displayed in some 600 exhibitions and museums around the world and is praised for its enigmatic, ethereal qualities.

Vhils Solo Show

Following a one month long action in the city of Shanghai, VHILS' solo show at 18 Gallery will showcase his unusual work, chisels-carved walls, acid-engraved metal and laser-cut posters. Through the destruction of walls, the Portuguese artist explores the layers of urban space and its history. Old papers, worn out posters, wood panels, brick walls are attacked with chisels, jackhammer, acid, or explosives, in order to sculpt his stencil on the wall, underlining the contrast between old and new.