Art beat (March 22-April 30)
Shanghai
Big eggs to color
Life Hub@Anting is presenting an exhibition of 30 giant Easter eggs that visitors are invited to paint. The mall will bring in artists to add some final touches.
10 am-10 pm, March 29-April 14. Life Hub@Anting, Moyu Road, Jiading district, Shanghai. 021-6950-2255.
Generation next
Baby, Baby is a multi-media art show curated by Irish artists Fion Gunn and Niamh Cunningham. The exhibition takes a look at the next generation, the place they occupy in the present and in our hearts, their aspirations for the future and the world we are bequeathing them. The artists also explore definitions of birth and regeneration and how environmental and behavioral cycles develop and continue.
10 am-6 pm, March 22-April 5. The Irish Center - Unit 203, Central Plaza, 227 Huangpi Road N, Shanghai. 021-6327-3366.
Sounds of Germany
The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 and is one of the most important musical ambassadors of Germany today. The concert will feature pianist Sun Yingdi and conductor Stephane Deneve.
7:30 pm, April 4. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. 021-6854-1234.
Shades of pale
Watercolor is the best media when an artist aims to present transparency and lightness. An exhibition that opens this weekend features 11 artists from home and abroad, who all work with watercolor.
9 am-5 pm, March 30-April 9. Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, 580 Ouyang Road Shanghai. 021- 5671-0742.