Top 6 Art Exhibitions in Shanghai This Week

By Andrew Chin

1. Masterpieces From the Centre Pompidou

This massive exhibition continues its world tour, bringing masterpieces created in France from 1906 to 1977 presented in chronological order. Co-curated by Laurent Le Bon, president of Musée National Picasso in Paris, with Claire Garnier, its deputy director of collections and production, Masterpieces From the Centre Pompidou shows off one piece of artwork each from celebrated masters like Picasso (pictured above), Matisse (see cover image), Giacometti and Cartier-Bresson. Children below 1.2m get free entry (limited to one per group).
Oct 7-Jan 15, 11am-7pm, RMB80-150. Shanghai Exhibition Center - West Wing 2, 1000 Yan'an Zhong Lu, by Shaanxi Lu.

2. Snacks

Since launching in 2009, Art World has been a publicly distributed magazine edited and designed by artists and designers. They’ve since collaborated with more than 200 artists and are teaming with Power Station of Art in this quirky group exhibition featuring 38 artists from around the globe. Works span a variety of mediums and on the weekends between 3-5pm, Jan Bucquoy will set up a snack truck giving away free french fries to visitors.
Until Oct 16. Power Station of Art, 200 Huayuangang Lu, by Miaojiang Lu.

3. Wang Haiyang: Dynamic Field
Minsheng Art Museum hosts this solo exhibition from the celebrated painter known for his surrealistic and imaginative works. Dynamic Field features works created since 2012.
Until Oct 16. Minsheng Art Museum, Bldg F, 570 Huaihai Xi Lu, by Kaixuan Lu.

4. Luo Yongjin: Around

The Beijing born photographer turns his focus on to nature, exploring the idea of serenity through striking black and white images.
Until Oct 21. OFOTO, 2F, Bldg 13, 50 Moganshan Lu, by Changhua Lu.

5. I Will Be Your Eyes
Song Xiewei, Deputy Dean of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts curates this group exhibition featuring seven Chinese artists of the ‘jiulinghou’ (nineties generation). With a goal of moving past the 80s ‘Little Emperor and Empress’ syndrome, these seven standout graduates of  the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing cast their eye towards Chinese contemporary society and the intersection between lives and careers. Features work from Shang Zongliang, Shi Yunyuan, Xie Jingsi, Xu Sijin, Xue Yayuan, Yan Shixuan and Zhen Qingu (see above).
Until Oct 23. Art + Shanghai, 191 Nan Suzhou Lu, by Sichuan Zhong Lu.

6. Inci Eviner: Loopng on Thin Ice
Pearl Lam welcomes the acclaimed Turkish artist’s first show in China. Looping on Thin Ice shows off Eviner’s often beguiling work across a variety of media like videos, paintings, drawings and collages. Often unsettling, her work captures the struggles of underrepresented groups in Turkey like those in the Tarlabsi neighborhood and the shifting Turkish identity over the past few decades.
Until Oct 31. Pearl Lam Gallery, 181 Jiangxi Zhong Lu, by Fuzhou Lu.

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