Art beat (March 15-30)

Shanghai:

Audio-visual art

Ellen Zweig has been active since the mid-1980s, creating audio, video and installations. Her works will be presented in the show, Wind and Sound: Selected Works by American Artist Ellen Zweig. There will also be a special preview screening of Heart Beat Ear Drum, a film about Zweig, followed by Q&A with the artist.

2:30 pm, March 16. Fei Contemporary Art Center, 2F, Building 40, 709 Lingshi Road, Shanghai. 021-6630-7268.

Social sculpture

Art critic Zhu Qingsheng will give a lecture about Joseph Beuys (1921-86) and his legacy in the contemporary art scene. Beuys was a German artist whose works were grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and anthroposophy. He created the term "Social Sculpture" to illustrate his idea of art's potential to transform society.

10 am, March 16. Power Station of Art, 200 Huayuangang Road, Shanghai.

021-3110-8550.

International lineup

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Trio Arcadis was established in 2001 by three young artists: pianist Anne-Claire Lantenois on the piano, violinist Amandine Ley, and cellist Nicolas Saint-Yves, from the Paris Conservatoire National Superieur and the Lyon Conservatoire National Superieur. They have won several international competitions and performed extensively all over the world.

7:30 pm, March 24. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. 021-6854-1234.