The Centre Pompidou × West Bund Museum Project is presenting an unprecedented Kandinsky exhibition, the very first retrospective of the artist in China, from 30 April to 5 September 2021 in Shanghai. In the course of some hundred paintings, drawings and engravings, including many masterpieces, the exhibition traces the extraordinary development of this major figure of 20th century art.

This retrospective presents Kandinsky’s life in the course of five chapters, complemented by a prologue showcasing for the first time the Chinese and Japanese works that the artist kept with him. A selection of art reviews belonging to the painter reveals the degree to which Chinese art, particularly ancient bronzes, was present in his imagination during his final years in Paris. The exhibition is thus an opportunity for an exceptional collaboration with the Shanghai museum, which has agreed to lend five ancient bronze objects.