ArtReview Publishes Special Supplement on Shanghai's Urban Space Art Season
In 2020, 'Contemporary Public Art in Shanghai' was released by ArtReview, under the direction of Art Pioneer Studio (APS), which serves as the primary curatorial group for the Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS), established in 2014. This biennial event, which integrates public art with urban revitalization, took place in a former hangar at Xuhui West Bund in 2015 and at Pudong Minsheng Port in 2017. By 2019, it had become a permanent fixture along the Yangpu waterfront, showcasing both local and international artists. The publication features interviews with APS founder Robin Wong and Hans Ulrich Obrist, alongside essays on Shanghai's public art and profiles of works by artists such as Liu Jianhua, Yusuke Asai, and Zhang Ming, all aimed at enhancing the beauty of Shanghai's industrial waterfront.
Key facts
- ArtReview created a special supplement 'Contemporary Public Art in Shanghai' in 2020
- Commissioned by Art Pioneer Studio (APS)
- APS was primary curatorial team for Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS)
- SUSAS initiated in 2014 as a public-art project
- SUSAS began as biennial exhibition combining public art and urban renewal
- 2015 exhibition held at former hangar in Xuhui West Bund
- 2017 exhibition at 80,000-ton silo of Pudong Minsheng Port
- 2019 SUSAS given permanent home on Yangpu waterfront
- Publication includes interviews with Robin Wong and Hans Ulrich Obrist
- 18 artists contributed artworks to Yangpu waterfront site
Entities
Artists
- Liu Jianhua
- Esther Stocker
- Yusuke Asai
- Oscar Oiwa
- XU ZHEN®
- José de Guimarães
- Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
- Xiang Yang
- Shen Lieyi
- Richard Wilson
- Felice Varini
- Han Jiaying
- Keisuke Takahashi
- Philip F. Yuan
- Pascale Marthine Tayou
- Song Dong
- 目[mé]
- Zhang Ming
- Robin Wong
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Art Pioneer Studio (APS)
- Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS)
- Shanghai Urban Planning and National Resources Bureau
- Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
- Serpentine Galleries
Locations
- Shanghai
- China
- Xuhui West Bund
- Pudong Minsheng Port
- Yangpu waterfront
- London
- United Kingdom