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Don't Miss
ShanghART
The most established gallery here, the 17-year-old
ShanghArt
(
www.shanghartgallery.com
; Bldgs
16 & 18)
was founded by Swiss-born Lorenz Helbling in 1996. It now has two big, dramatic
spaces to show the work of some of the 40 artists it represents, including M50 pioneers
Ding Yi and Zhou Tiehai.
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focuses on collaborative works created in a studio behind the gallery. Known as Liu Dao
in Chinese, the studio consists of an international (and rotating) group of artists and tech-
ies, and often experiments with media such as LED art, photography and digital works.
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largest photography gallery in Shanghai, representing some two-dozen China-based pho-
tographers. Expect thought-provoking and excellent-quality exhibits year round, with
styles that range from portraits to landscapes to conceptual. The entrance can be tricky to
locate.
Other Galleries
opened in Beijing in 2009 before setting up in Shanghai, and
twocities
(
www.twocitiesgallery.com
;
2nd fl, Bldg 0)
, which features sculpture, generally in glass, ceramics or
lacquer, and jewellery. They also host occasional music performances and film screenings.
graphy exhibitions.