A recurring look at what's happening at Shanghai's art galleries:
1. Affect/Effect: Transformation in the Work of Li Wei
The Beijing-based artist presents her latest works. Using her trademark layered style, she reconstructs China’s landscapes by enlarging photos of scene and then layering paint over it to return it to recognition.
// Oct 23-Dec 31. Art +, see event listing.
2. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis
Iconic photojournalist Sebastião Salgado brings his massive solo show to the Shanghai Natural History Museum. Genesis features 245 original works and is the result of an eight-year journey through 32 different countries, as far south as Antarctica, where he documented chinstrap penguins parading across icebergs and as far north as Siberia, where he trekked alongside the indigenous Nenet people as they herded reindeer across the tundra. The exhibition is presented in five broadly defined ecosystems: ‘Planet South’, ‘Sanctuaries, Africa’, ‘Northern Spaces’ and ‘Amazonia and Pantanal.’ So far, over three million people have seen the exhibition during its world tour.
// Oct 23-Dec 20 (Tues-Sun), 9am-5.15pm, RMB30. Shanghai Museum of Natural History.
3. Shanghai Souls Charity Photo Showcase
Shanghai Global Shapers is an initiative of the World Economic Forum. They launch their first community project in the city and are inviting photographers to participate. Anyone can submit work under the ‘Shanghai Souls’ theme by October 30. 75 works will be chosen, printed out and displayed at Liquid Laundry on November 19 at 7.30pm. People can take photos home with a donation that benefits Eden Ministry, a rehabilitation center for Asia’s redlight districts.
// Submissions accepted until October 30. Participants can submit 1-3 photos (300DPI, 2480x3508 pixels) to either shapershanghaiphotos@yahoo.com or electriczoo on WeChat. Name photos under the format YOURNAME_PHOTO# and provide your WeChat username and phone numbers with your submissions.
4. Zhou Fan: Mute
In Mute, Taiyuan-born artist Zhou Fan shows off his newest paintings that mix otherworldly touches to natural scenes.
// Until Nov 3. Art Labor.
5. No Longer, Not Yet
This Gucci-sponsored exhibition features installations by nine renowned artists who explore the idea of the contemporary and untimely. Participants include Cao Fei, Li Shurui, Jenny Holzer and more.
// Until Dec 16. Minsheng Art Museum.
6. Yang Yihang: My Studio Got Flooded Because Shanghai
Aqua Arts Foundation presents this solo exhibition by the Jiangxi-born artist. He takes inspiration from the scenery of his home to create abstract collages.
// Until June 30. Aqua Space, 2/F, 3rd Period Clubhouse, Yanlord Gardens, 99 Pucheng Lu, by Shangcheng Lu 浦城路99弄, 仁恒滨江园三期会所二楼, 近商城路 (6888 8852)
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