Art beat (July 26-Aug 22)

Shanghai

From old and new

The exhibition Beyond Black and White in Contrast Gallery presents ink art from contemporary artists. Eight established artists have presented 18 paintings, installations and new media art. They have all developed as artists being influenced by Chinese culture and its art history, while creating their work in the contemporary context.

10:30 am-7 pm, Monday-Sunday, July 21-Sept 7. Contrast Gallery Shanghai, 1F, 181 Jiangxi Road M, Huangpu district Shanghai. 021-6323-1989.

Murder mystery

A Chinese production of Agatha Christie's detective story And Then There Were None will be staged. In the play, 10 people are tricked into visiting a remote island. They are the only people there and all are killed, one after another, in a manner that seems to parallel the deaths listed in a nursery rhyme. The play by Shanghai Dramatic Art Center is so highly anticipated that the tickets sold out weeks ahead of the show's opening night. The theater has had to sell standing tickets to accommodate more people.

7:30 pm, Tuesday-Sunday, July 11-Aug 11. Art Theater, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, 1F, 288 Anfu Road, Shanghai. 021-6473-0123.