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博览会提升了该市作为全球艺术品贸易中心的地位 2025-10-27
Visitors at the 12th edition of ART021 that took place during last year's artwork trade week.
The upcoming Shanghai International Artwork Trade Week is expected to be the busiest period in the city's art scene, with six prominent art fairs, more than 100 auctions, exhibitions, and other art events being held from Nov 13 to 17.
This will be the 7th installment of the annual trade week, attended by more than 100 top-notch art institutions worldwide.
In the past six years, "Shanghai has been sending a signal to the global art scene that this period in early November is allocated for global art trade in Shanghai", according to Chen An'da, deputy general manager of Shanghai West Bund Development Group Co.
The two leading art fairs, West Bund Art & Design and ART021, will feature nearly 50 percent of the exhibitors from abroad.
The 12th edition of West Bund Art& Design, larger than ever, will take place from Nov 13 to 16. The fair will spread over five venues in the area, with the participation of 217 institutions. While some established galleries from around the world, such as Hauser & Wirth of Zurich, White Cube of London and Perrotin Gallery of Paris, have been regular participants in the fair for more than 10 years, 29 galleries will make their debut in Shanghai at the fair, Chen says.
The news conference in October on the upcoming Shanghai International Artwork Trade Week for this year.
The 13th edition of ART021 will take place at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from Nov 13 to 16, showcasing 139 galleries and institutions from 50 cities in 22 countries and regions, according to Chen Jinghua, general manager of ART021 Group Co. Thirty-three galleries from abroad will make their debut at ART021 this year, which "highlights the importance of Shanghai as a bridge connecting China and the global art market", he says.
This year, the art fair will introduce a series of galleries from Southeast Asia, launching a new platform for collaborations and exchanges among countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, Chen Jinghua says.
Meanwhile, the upcoming eighth edition of the China International Import Expo will have two new exhibitors at its cultural relics and artworks section. Two leading auction companies, Christie's and Phillips, will attend the expo together, illustrating Shanghai's impact as an important global art trade center, according to Jin Lei, deputy director of the municipal administration for culture and tourism.
This year, the art trade week is promoting the integration of art, business and tourism, and introducing a series of events to create vibrant artistic consumption landmarks featuring youthful and trendy energy, Jin says.
A large exhibition of Salvador Dali will be held from Nov 11 to March 10 at the Bund City Hall Plaza. The exhibition will be one of 60 displays and events held around the Bund during the trade week. A joint entrance ticket will take visitors from art experiences to lifestyle consumption.
Six terraces at landmark buildings of the Bund will hold a collective art festival, and travel agencies will introduce newly designed artistic tours of the Bund.
As an integral part of the art trade week, the 2025 Shanghai International Art Book Fair will take place from Nov 21 to 23 at Shanghai Library East. Hosted by the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Cultural Investment & Development Co, it will bring together 40 international art book publishers and distributors.
The 11th edition of the Shanghai Young Art Fair will present its main exhibition at the Hai Museum of Art Shanghai from Nov 5 to 16. "We are launching an innovative project called the Art Supermarket, to make art consumption more accessible to the public," says Wang Fang, director of the fair.
While the project provides affordable artworks and creates new art consumption scenarios, the fair will also introduce a new plan for an authorized art shop.
"In the future, you may find micro exhibitions in corner bookstores and cafes, independently managed by art practitioners and creators, allowing ordinary people to become participants and beneficiaries in art consumption," Wang says.
Source: City News Service
