West Bund Art & Design 2025 Relocates to New Convention Center, Showcasing Ambitious Installations
On November 13, 2025, the 12th iteration of West Bund Art & Design commenced at the newly established West Bund International Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai, taking the place of the previous West Bund Art Center. Approximately 200 galleries presented artworks from over 1,000 artists hailing from 65 nations. The former venue had been home to the Xianchang sector, which featured large-scale installations. Highlights included Isamu Noguchi's Zazen at White Cube and a sculpture by Chen Xiaoyi at ShanghART. Hong Kong galleries showcased Lov-Lov's video and Kimsooja's textile piece. The event ran concurrently with the 15th Shanghai Biennale and ART021, though Gagosian and Pace were notably absent. Wendy Xu from White Cube commended the venue's central layout for improving the fair experience in a tough market.
Key facts
- West Bund Art & Design 2025 opened on November 13, 2025, in Shanghai
- The fair moved its main Galleries sector to the new West Bund International Convention and Exhibition Center
- Nearly 200 galleries and institutions participated, featuring over 1,000 artists from 65 countries
- The former West Bund Art Center was repurposed for the Xianchang sector of large-scale installations
- The fair overlapped with ART021 in Shanghai and Art Collaboration Kyoto in Japan
- It coincided with the 15th Shanghai Biennale, drawing institutional and commercial overlap
- Galleries presented ambitious three-dimensional works, including sculptures by Isamu Noguchi and Yan Pei-Ming
- The Xianchang sector featured archival displays from Paula Cooper Gallery and a Vietnamese art group show
Entities
Artists
- Isamu Noguchi
- Yan Pei-Ming
- Yeesookyung
- Chen Wei
- Chen Xiaoyi
- Zhang Ding
- Liu Jianhua
- Chen Jinbin
- Lov-Lov
- Zhang Wenzhi
- Kimsooja
- Hu Xiangcheng
- Yayoi Kusama
Institutions
- West Bund Art & Design
- West Bund International Convention and Exhibition Center
- West Bund Art Center
- ART021
- Art Collaboration Kyoto
- Shanghai Biennale
- White Cube
- Massimodecarlo
- Ota Fine Arts
- ShanghART
- Beijing Commune
- Hua International
- De Sarthe
- Blindspot Gallery
- Axel Vervoordt
- Paula Cooper Gallery
- Vietnam Art Collection
- Gagosian
- Pace
- CFGNY
- ArtAsiaPacific
Locations
- Shanghai
- China
- Huangpu River
- West Bund
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Beijing
- Berlin
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Belgium
- New York
- United States
- Vietnam
- France
- Europe
- North America
- Southeast Asia
- Hangzhou