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Notes on Shanghai: My introduction to art in China

August 20, 2015 By Roni Feinstein

Shanghai Power Station Museum of Art

In late July, I accompanied my husband, Don, who had business in Shanghai and Beijing, on my first trip to China. Although my exposure was limited to a few days and venues in each, I found the contemporary art scenes in both cities astounding.   What follows here and in the post on Beijing are a few random notes on what I saw and experienced.In Shanghai, other than the Untour Shanghai Food Tour, which provided a wonderful introduction to Shanghai's old French Concession neighborhood and its enticing street foods, the Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum, better known as the Power Station Museum of Art, was a standout. Situated in a converted electric plant on the Huangpu River, the museum is China's first state-run museum devoted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abroad Tagged With: contemporary art Shanghai, Ding Yi, Leo Xu Projects, Long Museum West Bund, Michael Chow, Power Station Museum of Art, Yona Friedman, Zheng Bo

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