Art021

2013 ART021 once again focused on 21st century contemporary art in its Main Galleries section, as well as presented BEYOND Public Projects, the Collectors' Invitational Exhibitions, the Museums & Non-profit Institutions Promotion and a series of symposiums. This year's multi-faceted 1+1 Projects section showcased solo exhibitions by emerging artist... s, special exhibitions with one established artist presenting an emerging artist of his/her choice, and group shows with works selected according to themes by curators put forward by individual galleries. In addition to the various exhibitions was held throughout the art fair, the forum that preceded the fair offered the audience a taste of what is to come, and an online discussion platform was also be launched. These additional pathways for participation broadened the public's access to contemporary art through diversified media. The fair also reached out to younger generations of collectors to join our strong collectors' community. ART021 is dedicated to maintaining strong services for collectors and facilitating international communication between collectors, museums, art centers and patrons, in order to promote the internationalization of China's contemporary art by combining global perspectives and local collectors' resources. 2013 ART021 was hosted at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. This building, emblematic of Classical Russian-style architecture and formerly called The Sino-Soviet Friendship Mansion, was built in 1955. ART021 reflected the classical architecture with its layout and design of the space.Read More