SH CONTEMPORARY
SHANGHAI CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR
5TH EDITION: ALL THAT IS NEW IN SHANGHAI
8- 10 SEPTEMBER 2011 / PREVIEW 7 SEPTEMBER
SHANGHAI EXHIBITION CENTER
SH Contemporary 2011 presents primarily the best Asian and Asia-Pacific cutting-edge contemporary art to the scrutiny of local and international collectors and of the global art community. Shanghai – one of the most creative and ambitious capitals of the 21st century – is its ideal stage.
Under the new direction of Massimo Torrigiani, the 5th edition of the fair captures and amplify the new wave of creativity which is running through the region. Mixing high and popular culture, the academic and the experimental, the established and the emerging, new and old media, highbrow and lowbrow, the global and the local.
The focus of the 5th edition of “The Asia Pacific Art Fair” embodies this vision with the renewed participation of the leading galleries of China together with a selected group of other Asian, European and American galleries. Among others: Beijing Art Now, Beijing Commune, Boers-Li, Eigen+Art, Galleria Continua, James Cohan, Lin & Lin, Long March, Nature Morte, Pace Gallery Beijing, Pearl Lam Fine Art, Pékin Fine Arts, Red Gate, Shanghart, Soka, Star, Tang Contemporary, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Tina Keng/TKG+, Triumph and White Space.
An international curatorial team lead by Arthub Asia’s directors Defne Ayas, Davide Quadrio and Qiu Zhijie complements the galleries’ show with special projects divided into 4 main sections, dedicated to renowned and emerging artists:
For further information please visit http://www.shcontemporary.info
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