Almine Rech to Open Shanghai Gallery in July
Almine Rech-Picasso established her gallery, Almine Rech, in Paris in 1997 and is set to unveil a new venue in Shanghai's Bund district on July 12. The 370-square-meter gallery, situated at 27 Huqiu Road in the Amber Building, overlooks the Rockbund Art Museum and occupies a former Central Bank of China warehouse. Candice Gu and Damien Zhang will oversee the new space. The opening exhibition will showcase works from various gallery artists, followed by "Abstraction(s)" at the Song Art Museum in Beijing on July 20, featuring 13 artists, including John M Armleder and James Turrell. Rech-Picasso expressed excitement about entering Shanghai's growing art scene, joining other Western galleries like Lisson and Gagosian.
Key facts
- Almine Rech opens a new gallery in Shanghai on July 12.
- The gallery is located at 27 Huqiu Road in the Amber Building, facing the Rockbund Art Museum.
- The space is 370 square meters on the second floor of a former Central Bank of China warehouse.
- Candice Gu and Damien Zhang will direct the Shanghai gallery.
- The inaugural exhibition is a group show of gallery artists.
- A second exhibition, 'Abstraction(s)', opens July 20 at the Song Art Museum in Beijing with 13 artists.
- Artists include John M Armleder, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Ha Chong-Hyun, Sylvie Fleury, Günther Förg, Mark Hagen, Alex Israel, Xu Qu, Anselm Reyle, Turi Simeti, Vivian Springford, Kim Tschang-Yeul, and James Turrell.
- Almine Rech joins other Western galleries in Shanghai: Lisson, Perrotin, Gagosian, David Zwirner, De Carlo, and White Cube.
Entities
Artists
- Almine Rech-Picasso
- John M Armleder
- Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
- Ha Chong-Hyun
- Sylvie Fleury
- Günther Förg
- Mark Hagen
- Alex Israel
- Xu Qu
- Anselm Reyle
- Turi Simeti
- Vivian Springford
- Kim Tschang-Yeul
- James Turrell
- Candice Gu
- Damien Zhang
Institutions
- Almine Rech
- Rockbund Art Museum
- Song Art Museum
- Central Bank of China
- Lisson Gallery
- Perrotin
- Gagosian
- David Zwirner
- De Carlo
- White Cube
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Centre Pompidou
- Fondation Cartier
Locations
- Shanghai
- China
- Bund
- Amber Building
- 27 Huqiu Road
- Paris
- France
- Brussels
- Belgium
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Beijing
- Minorca
- Spain
- Basel
- Switzerland