Have we turned a corner into Spring? We're getting ahead of ourselves and saying a wholehearted yes. Celebrate by doing one of these 6 great things this week in Shanghai.
The best of the week
M on the Bund's Mini LitFest
Until Saturday 26
Thie 'Mini LitFest' continues this week after kicking off at the weekend. Highlights include Qiu Xiaolong (pictured), writer of the Inspector Chen series, and Shanghai-based author Tess Johnston. If you can, treat yourself to M's coffee and lunches while you're in the vicinity.
Alberto Giacometti Retrospective
Tues 22 - July 31, Yuz Museum, 150RMB
The latest show at the always excellent Yuz Museum is a major retrospective of Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti’s work, with some 250 works on show. This is the first Giacometti exhibition in China, covering his entire career from the Cubist and Surrealist periods all the way to his prolific 1960s.
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Saturday 26, Arkham, 100RMB
British producer with releases on Brainfeeder and Ninja Tune to his name brings his glitchy electronic hip hop beats to town. He told us at Time Out about his favourite ever records - read about the playlist in our feature online, plus you can win free entry to the show with the competition on our music page.
And on the same night, VOID techno crew Rivet host Swede Mika Hallbäckfor their latest show at The Shelter, with WenSen, Shanghai_Ultra and MHP in support. See full event details by clicking 'read more' below.
Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
From Friday 25
The huge amount of hype and anticipation regarding this pairing of the Dark Knight with The Man of Steel (not to mention Wonder Woman and Aquaman) could potentially be setting it up to be a massive flop, but we’ll find out soon enough, with the film hitting Mainland Chinese screens this week. A confrontation of epic proportions.
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Friday 25, QSW Arts Centre, 380RMB (280RMB presale)
French pop maestro Matthieu Chedid, best known for his single ‘Je Dis Aime’ and his album of the same name, returns to Shanghai with support from young pop rock star IZIA. He'll also be performing some reworked classics from his back catalogue with guzheng master Sangka (of Hanggai and Dawanggang fame). Should be an interesting one.