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At Xiangji Pavilion|Art of the People: 33 Versions Documented
DATE2022/04/22
LOCATIONShanghai

33 Derivative Versions of "Voices of April"

An elderly man in Shanghai after 70 days of lockdown: “What made us suffer was not Delta, not Omicron — it was people!”
DATE2022/05/27
LOCATIONShanghai Xujiahui

“Tell the next generation: never let this happen again.”

Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers: The Letter Never Sent
DATE2022/06/01
LOCATIONShanghai

During the Shanghai lockdown, the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers created a song dedicated to ordinary heroes amidst the pandemic.

Shanghai Residents Singing Lo Ta-yu's Tomorrow Will Be Better on the Street
DATE2022/05/26
LOCATIONYanqing Road, Shanghai

Shanghai residents collectively sang Lo Ta-yu’s Tomorrow Will Be Better on the street during the lockdown; police did not directly intervene.

Shanghai Lockdown Rap: This Song Is Criticizing Russia’s War on Ukraine
DATE2022/04/22
LOCATIONShanghai

Although the lyrics conclude by stating that the song criticizes Russia and the U.S., the content is more directed at condemning Shanghai's lockdown policies.

Shanghai Lockdown Version of Monodrama
DATE2022/04/23
LOCATIONShanghai

Who is directing this play, in this human world of April?

Performance Art “The Wings of Negativity”
DATE2022/06/01
LOCATIONShanghai

A Shanghai netizen turned all their used antigen test kits into wings and wore them.

Song “We Are the Last Generation”
DATE2022/06/01
LOCATIONShanghai

A song created by netizens after Shanghai’s “reopening,” rejecting the victory celebrations.

Song Adaptation “Sealing Shanghai Beach”
DATE2022/03/29
LOCATIONShanghai

A Hong Kong netizen adapted the song Shanghai Beach into a satirical piece mocking the lockdown in Shanghai.

404 Ensemble: “Do You Hear the People Sing?”
DATE2022/04/30
LOCATIONMultiple artists' homes

"The power of music, the sound of silence."

Shanghai RAP "Vegetable Snatching Song" (Snatch Veggies First, Do PCR Later)
DATE2022/03/27
LOCATIONShanghai

“Let's all go snatch veggies—if you don't snatch today, there'll be none left. Come tomorrow and it's too expensive. We'll all be hungry together!”

Rap Song “New Slave” Fiercely Critiques Pandemic Mismanagement in China
DATE2022/03/30
LOCATIONShanghai

“When freedom and thought are shackled by power, when green lanes are sealed and become dead ends.”

Yang Xiao’s Works During Lockdown (“Goodbye Language”, etc.)
DATE2022/04/27
LOCATIONShanghai

“Have you seen the original of this painting? They’re beating someone—like they’re dancing.”

Rap Song “The Banality of Evil”
DATE2022/04/23
LOCATIONShanghai

“Why is it that they made the mistake, but I’m the one who suffers?”

Shanghai Rock Hit “Do the PCR Test”
DATE2022/04/21
LOCATIONShanghai

“I live just to do PCR tests, and even if I die—I’ll still do PCR tests.”