At 2:00pm, Feb 23, Jia Zhangke: 24 City exhibition held its opening in Beijing Angle Modern Art. The major cast of the film 24 City, including director Jia Zhangke, lead actress Zhao Tao and playwright Zhai Yongming attended the opening with poet Ouyang Jianghe, director Li Hongqi and many other guests. This is the first exhibition of Jia Zhangke and the second exhibition presented by Shao Foundation.
On Feb 28 afternoon, Jia Zhangke will come back to Beijing Modern Angle Art to join the second installment of Shao Foundaiton’s serial talk events — CROSSTALK Beijing.
The entrance of Beijing Angle Modern Art
Part of the exhibits
Roaming Glimpse—Carved Memory by Jia Zhangke and Yu Lik-Wai
The exhibition site
Director Jia Zhangke
Zhao Tao, one of the three lead actresses of 24 City
Media veteran Li Mengxia (middle)
Designer Zara Arshad
Ou Ning, director of Shao Foundation, with Susanna Tsai, general manager (Beijing) of Modern Media Group
Jia Zhangke delivers opening speech
Jia Zhangke with Ou Ning
Ou Ning with Li Hongqi, poet, writer and film director
Singer Tan Jing
Susanna Tsai with Lawrence Li, curator of Shao Foundation
Dancer and actress Wang Yabin
Zhao Tao
Artist Wang Jianwei
Ou Ning with poet Ouyang Jianghe
Zhai Yongming, poet and playwright of 24 City (left) with Ouyang Jianghe (right)
Famous lyricist Liang Heping (right)
From left to right, Jia Zhangke, Eva Lam (project manager of X stream) and Susanna Tsai
All photos by Sun Xiaoxi
* The text is originally written by Sun Xiaoxi in Chinese and translated by April Zhang