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How Shanghai’s Art Scene is Transforming, from Hangzhou to West Bund
An on-the-ground report from the city's art week, which boasted two fairs, big museum shows, and new gallery pop-ups.
“Very quiet.” That’s how several people I spoke to before Shanghai Art Week last week described the atmosphere. Still, it remains China’s biggest annual art event, especially for the mainland. The week is grounded by two homegrown art fairs: ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair and West Bund Art and Design, both of which touted some sales even if at lower prices and at a slower pace than in past editions. Yet, beyond the fairs, the city’s art scene is changing shape. Here are five of the biggest trends I noticed this year.
“Very quiet.” That’s how several people I spoke to before Shanghai Art Week last week described the atmosphere. Still, it remains China’s biggest annual art event, especially for the mainland. The week is grounded by two homegrown art fairs: ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair and West Bund Art and Design, both of which touted some sales even if at lower prices and at a slower pace than in past editions. Yet, beyond the fairs, the city’s art scene is changing shape. Here are five of the biggest trends I noticed this year.
Research | Kyungmi Shin
Kyungmi Shin is a visual artist working with painting, sculpture, and photography. Her artistic focus ranges from the nature of visual perception all the way to depictions of personal identity while exploring frequently ignored global economic and cultural forces. Using family photo archives (including her own), along with historical and cultural narratives as source material, Shin will often move the lived experiences of marginalised subjects to the centre of her work. This can result in a shift of the viewer's perspective from dominant narratives to an awareness of the experiences of others, and perhaps even onto reflections of how ignored global economic and cultural forces have shaped our world.
Interview with Zian & Ziyi: How the Youthful ZIAN Gallery is Making Waves in the Art Scene of Hangzhou
The young generation of gallery owners project the perspective of the discrete center to the local community's efforts to maintain, they have an international perspective, but also able to observe the part of the domestic mainstream ecology ignored, compared to joining the center of contemporary art, they are the generation that has the ambition to gradually operate their own city from the so-called edge into the center, in their words, they hope to "like a boulder to make waves". In their words, they hope to "make waves like a boulder".
A Fair Alternative Brings Some Relaxed Ambience to Hong Kong
"We love this mission of building something new in Hong Kong,” said Ziyi Liu of the Zian Gallery, which is scheduled to open in the Chinese metropolis of Hangzhou at the end of March. The gallery, which she is starting with Zian Cao, will contribute works by three emerging artists, Andrej Auch, Xinyu Han, and Enrico Minguzzi.
"The Discrete Center" at the Newly Opened ZIAN Gallery
In this interview, Zian and Ziyi shared with LARRY’S LIST their reflections on their multiple roles in the art world and their insights on the inaugural exhibition “Jianghu: The Discrete Center” at ZIAN Gallery.
Supper Club
Monday March 25 - Saturday March 30
Fringe Club
ZIAN Gallery is delighted to announce our participation in the 1st edition of Supper Club,featuring new works by three distinguished artists: Andrej Auch (b.1995), Enrico Minguzzi (b.1981), and Han Xinyu (b.1998). Opens on March 25th, 2024 through 30th at Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong.
Fringe Club
ZIAN Gallery is delighted to announce our participation in the 1st edition of Supper Club,featuring new works by three distinguished artists: Andrej Auch (b.1995), Enrico Minguzzi (b.1981), and Han Xinyu (b.1998). Opens on March 25th, 2024 through 30th at Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong.
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