SHContemporary 2008

From September 10th-13th, ShContemporary returns for its second edition to the spectacular Shanghai Exhibition Center. The only major international art show that provides a comprehensive top quality overview of the artistic scene in Asia and creates a cross over with the works of western artists. ShContemporary coincidences with the opening of the Shanghai Biennale – opening just one day after the biennale, making this September the hottest month for all art enthusiasts to be in Shanghai!

Best of Galleries

Over 130 carefully selected exhibiting galleries, coming from both Asian and western countries, will present and intriguing dialogue between Eastern and western art scenes, and will guarantee the highest degree of quality and creativity ( see Participating galleries’ list at: http://www.shcontemporary.info ).

Best of Discovery

30 artists from Asia Pacific region, selected by ten specialized curators, will show their artworks in a museum like, sales exhibition, offering visitors an insight of the artistic developments in Asia, and the chance to be the first to discover the new generation of Asian artists (for Best of Discovery selection, visit: http://www.shcontemporary.info ).

Outdoor Special Projects

A new and exciting component to this year’s edition! Installations and sculptures will be the heart of new section Outdoor Special Projects, surrounding the grounds of Shanghai Exhibition Center, providing a greater insight to the developments in contemporary art (Outdoor Special Projects selection still in progress).

ShContemporary is organized by a strong team of leading experts in the field of modern and contemporary art, international art fairs, and trade show business:

BolognaFiere spa, organizer, One of Europe’s leading fair organizers and experts in large-scale exclusive lifestyle fairs. Headquartered in Bologna, Italy, it has branches in the US, Russia and particularly China, where it has become one of the main foreign trade show organizers. The fair is organized in cooperation with SICCA (Shanghai International Culture and Communication Association), a non-governmental agency affiliated to the Public Communications Department of the Party Committee of the City of Shanghai, and Shanghai Art Fair.

Lorenzo A. Rudolf, fair director, former director of ArtBasel, and one of the finest fair directors and experts in the world, with an international experience spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

ShContemporary 08

Opening: Tuesday, September 9th Public: September 10th to 13th, 2008
Venue: Shanghai Exhibition Center (SEC) 1000 Yan’an Zhong Road. 200040

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THE Asia Pacific Art Fair
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