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The Four II premieres
Director Gordon Chan has attempted to make a Hong Kong version of Fantastic Four mixed with X-Men. Set in China some 1,000 years ago, The Four II, the sequel to the hit Wuxia film in 2012,premieres on Dec 6.The film is based on The Four Great Constables, a novel by Malaysian Chinese writer Woon Swee Oan. The four constables are nicknamed Emotionless, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher and Cold Blood for their special skills. In the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127),they work for the mysterious Master Zhuge to solve criminal cases. In this film, while investigating a murder case, they accidentally find the killer who destroyed Emotionless' family 15 years ago. Audiences will be treated to an intense and thrilling action drama. The film has a crowded cast including Liu Yifei, Deng Chao, Ronald Chang and Collin Chou.
－LIU WEI
Back to the'80s
An exhibition called'85 and a Fine Art Academy reflects on a series of art events that occurred at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in what became known as the'85 New Wave Movement, an avant-garde art movement that boomed between 1985 and 1989.The juxtaposition between the work of the artists involved and documents and other materials, provides an academic perspective on the movement, and evokes discussion about its social meaning in the context of the modernization of Chinese art of the 20th century. The academy, established in 1928,has a spiritual legacy of openness, creativity and social enlightenment. The culture of the academy was reflected in the dynamic experimental art and heated debates that took place there in the 1980s.
9 am-5 pm, until Dec 4.National Art Museum of China,1 Wusi Dajie Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing.010-6400-1476.
－LIN QI
Yue goes beyond laughter
The laughing image of Yue Minjun (pictured) has been a recurring theme in his art. His solo exhibition, Neo-Idolatry, at the Macao Museum of Art displays his famous works and his recent paintings and multimedia projects that depart from the big-laughter theme. It uses multi-dimensional approaches to reveal Yue's pain and deep concerns about modern society that lie behind his sarcastic expression. Curator Feng Boji has recreated Yue's studio in Beijing's Songzhuang village at the exhibition, with a display of the materials and tools the artist uses to produce one of the most representative faces of Chinese contemporary art.
10 am-7 pm, no admittance after 6:30 pm and closed on Mondays, until Feb 16,2014. Macao Museum of Art, Avenue Xian Xing Hai, Macao.853-8791-9814.
－LIN QI
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