Exhibitions

An exhibition of more than 500 ancient Longquan celadon pottery items is underway at the Zhejiang Museum’s Wulin Pavilion through February 16, 2020. The exhibits come from 42 museums from home and abroad, giving visitors an insight into celadon’s origin, its development and the skills involved. This exhibition is one of the largest to feature Longquan celadon and also highlights...

A joint contemporary art exhibition is currently on display at Marie’s Art Museum through December 25. Curated by Song Kexi, the exhibit invited 10 artists living in Shanghai to focus on the relationship between human beings and urban space. The participating artists include Ding She, Qiu Jia and Yang Dongbai, and the artworks vary from canvas, installation, video to mix-media. “Despite...

The Shanghai Young Artists Exhibition, which was established in 1980, has long been recognized as “the cradle for artists.” Unfortunately the exhibition ceased in 2013 for several reasons. But there’s good news for young and old art lovers because it is back — for the 15th time. Organized by Liu Haisu Art Museum and Shanghai Artists’ Association, the exhibit features 151...

Malab’art Gallery & Russian Art + Culture during Russian Art Week in London presents an exhibition “The Art of inspiration” by the artists Maria Primachenko, Grigor Kruk, Tetiana Yablonska. Friday,22 November – Tuesday,26 November at Shapero Rare Books 32 StGeorge st, Mayfair, London W15 2EA.

Emerging French artist Tess Dumon is to showcase her first exhibition in China — “A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever.” Running through December 29 at the Galerie Dumonteil, the exhibit features most of her recent creations, including a dozen gouache paintings and several sculptures, from her Shanghai residency. The theme of the artist’s exhibition “A Thing of Beauty is...

The Shanghai Young Art Fair draws to a close tomorrow after yet another successful run. The five-day festival held at the ShanghaiMart in Changning District, now in its fifth year, is dedicated to finding, nurturing and promoting the nation’s young, emerging talented artists. This year’s theme “Redefine” witnesses more than 1,500 works presented by about 400 promising artists. Divided into four sections...

If you're an art collector on a budget, or a connoisseur scouting for new talent, don't miss the Shanghai Young Art Fair, which is currently running at ShanghaiMart through Sunday. Launched in 2015, this year is the fifth edition of the fair, featuring over 1,500 artworks created by nearly 400 artists below the age of 44. The theme of this year’s...

With contemporary art shows taking the limelight at the West Bund during the recent art week, it was refreshing to witness Shen Aiqi’s traditional ink painting exhibition take the breath away of viewers last Wednesday at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art Museum in suburban Songjiang District. “Master Shen’s leaping waves of ink, galloping brushstrokes and complex, energetic forms dazzled...

Courtesy of Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum Artist Yang Jiechang Chinese contemporary artist Yang Jiechang’s solo exhibition “3 Souls 7 Spirits” will kick off at Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum next week. The title hints at two fundamental elements in his oeuvre: the use of the calligraphic brush and the emphasis on spiritual values. Courtesy of Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum “Double View — Crosss (Wie im Himmel...

Artist Sang Huoyao’s solo exhibition “Affective-Imagoism Art” is currently on display at Long Museum West Bund through November 26. Sang has been one of the nation’s most significant ink-wash painting artists over the past two decades. Curated by Gregor Jansen, the exhibition features 52 works ranging from easel paintings, installations and collages to new media. Sang pours his feelings into the contemporary...