Beijing
Watch Weed Beach(Chen Shuzhong solo exhibition)
January 20 – March 15, 2013 Linda Gallery
A member of China Oil Painting Society, Chen Shuzhong focuses on northern Chinas farmers, and his work has been regarded as “bearing marks of the time, therefore historical.” The 25 oil paintings at the exhibition are his most representative works depicting the lives of farmers in northeastern China. Chen graduated from the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, in 1984.
London
Through the Hutongs(Xu Yong solo exhibition)
January 23 – March 12, 2013 Hua Gallery
Contemporary artist Xu Yong is a co-founder of Beijings 798 Art Zone. The exhibition is a retrospective of his hutong photo series which, after successfully capturing the beauty of ancient hutongs, has had prints acquired by many wellknown figures including former U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
Process(Mou Baiyan solo exhibition)
January 13 – March 13, 2013 Aye Gallery
Mou Baiyan has gradually developed a singular artistic voice over the years. He liked to employ image of overweight people to tell his stories and lead his audience into an obese world. He considers his singular artistic creation as an outlet for his emotion.
A member of the Young Sculptors Creation Center of China Sculpture Academy, Mou was born in 1976 in Jinan, Shandong Province, and received a Masters degree from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2005.
Manchester
Ma Qiusha Solo Exhibition
January 18 – March 2, 2013 Chinese Arts Centre
Born in the 1980s, Ma Qiusha is an active artist in China. This exhibition includes several pieces of her most representative work. The blade which she often employs has emerged as a major visual theme of the exhibition. Ma is especially good at moving common and ordinary objects into new and strange environments to tell stories or express repressed feelings.
Shanghai
Photo Shanghai
January 22 – March 24, 2013 China Art Palace
Out of over 4,000 submissions from more than 100 artists, approximately 300 works were chosen to be displayed across three categories: old, contemporary and artistic photos, which cover topics ranging from current events, human interest stories, and natural scenery to urban development.