The Moon in the Water exhibition

A total of 41 watercolors and prints by German artists Christoph Haupts and Johannes Grützkes are now on show at Shenzhen Fine Art Institute through March 25.

Haupts, 46, earlier staged a one-man exhibition at Shenzhen Fine Art Institute in 2001 after completing his stay in the city as a visiting artist.

An important realist painter in Germany, Grützkes shows a humorous understanding of China and its people and a deep admiration for Chinese culture in his paintings on display.

Venue: Shenzhen Fine Art Institute（深圳画院）

Add: Yinhu Road, Luohu District (罗湖区银湖路)

Dates: Through March 25, free admission

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Monday

Bus: 4, 5, 7, 69, 201, 218, 222, 301, 315, 360, about 10 minutes’ walk from Yinhu Bus Station

3+1 exhibition

The exhibition shows paintings by Danish artists Anders Moseholm, Bent Holstein, Gitte Winther and South Korean artist Kim Min-jung. It will close April 8.

Venue: Guan Shanyue Art Museum (关山月美术馆)

Add: Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路)

Dates: Through April 8, free admission

Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Monday

Buses: 10, K12, 14, 25, 34, 105, 111, 215, 228, 238, 322, 350, 371

Metro: Shao Nian Gong Station (Children’s Palace Station, 少年宫站), Exit B

Paintings by Cheng Shifa on display

Chinese painter Cheng Shifa’s solo exhibition is being held at Shenzhen Art Museum through April 8.

Nearly 160 of his paintings together with photographs and precious historical documents display not only his artistic charm but also his time in Shenzhen.

Born in 1912, Cheng is now a council member of Chinese Artists’ Association, and dean of Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy.

Dates: Through April 8

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Closed Monday

Venue: Shenzhen Art Museum (深圳美术馆)

Add: Inside Donghu Park, Aiguo Road, Luohu District (罗湖区爱国路东湖公园内)

Buses: 3, 17, 23, 29, 52, 64, 106, 208, 211, 320, 365, 351, 372

Films on Japanese women

Films directed by Japanese directors Mikio Naruse (1905-1969) and Kenji Mizoguchi (1898-1956) will be shown every Saturday night this month. The films are in Japanese with Chinese subtitles.

Naruse directed some 89 films spanning from the end of the silent era (1930) through the 1960s. His contemporaries were Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi; together they were the three most prominent Japanese directors of the time.

Schedule:

March 24, “Naniwa Elegy” (1936) by Kenji Mizoguchi

March 31, “The Life of Oharu” (1951) by Kenji Mizoguchi

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Ticket: 10 yuan

Inquiries: 2399-2129

Venue: Shenzhen Book City

(深圳中心书城)

Add: Fuzhong Road 1, Futian District (福田区福中一路)

Buses: 10, 15, 25, 34, 35A, 38, 41, 60, 64, 65, 71, 74, 76, 107, 105, 111, 234, 235, 236, 373

Metro: Shao Nian Gong Station (Children’s Palace Station 少年宫站), Exit C or D