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Singapore

Li Zhanyang： Voyeur of Truth

May 18 – June 18， 2013

Linda Gallery， Singapore

Born in 1969， Li Zhanyang aims to capture truth in the everyday life amidst the transformation of Chinese society through his work. In this exhibition， Li presents a series of work completed from 1990 to 2011. Famous for his ability to capture expressions， Li created the Scene series to display the hustle and bustle of city life. In his most iconic work， Lido Night Club （1998）， Li depicted a scene in a Chinese night club.

Shanghai

Revel – Celebrating MoCAs 8 Years in Shanghai

June 20 – August 11， 2013

Museum of Contemporary Art （MoCA）， Shanghai

On the occasion of its 8th anniversary， MoCA Shanghai invited 26 iconic artists to showcase the development of contemporary art in Shanghai. These artists are highly representative yet contrasting in age and experience， ranging from young to old. Included are native Shanghai people， outsiders who made Shanghai their second home， and even foreigners. When these artists inject artistic vitality into MoCA， they also immortalize Shanghais unique cityscape and humanity through their creations.

Beijing

Keeping Up with the Times– 50th Anniversary Holdings Exhibition of National Art Museum of China

May 18 – July 8， 2013

National Art Museum of China

Celebrating its 50th anniversary， the National Art Museum of China launched this exhibition to display its classic collection and longest-held acquisitions. The exhibition is divided into six parts： Heritage and Introduction， Suffering and Fight， Exploration and Development， Host and Homeland， Reflection and Openness， and Diversity and Prosperity， featuring an array of media including Chinese paintings， oil paintings， printmaking， engraving， watercolors and installations. Many exhibits are presented to the public for the first time.

Beijing

Teppei Kaneuji： Towering Something

July 28 - August 25， 2013

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art （UCCA ）

Kyoto-born sculptor Teppei Kaneuji seeks out symbol-object relationships and intentionally smothers their projected meanings by connecting lines， turning shapes inside out， and flipping roles of “inner” and “outer.” To create “Towering Something，” he gathered pop culture icons and everyday objects – hula hoops， shopping carts， plastic dinosaurs， Doraemon – and assembled them into sculptural and cut-paper collages， resulting in Frankensteinian sculptures exploring a separation of purpose and form. “White discharge，” or plastic resin， is poured over the mass of objects， which drips down to cover some pieces entirely， and hardens into stalactites and a pool on the ground. Intended to fill a mold， the resin instead acts as a shell， indicating a monstrous confrontation and embrace of ambiguity.