West Bund Art & Design fair shows modern and contemporary art in Shanghai. Well-known local artist Zhou Tiehai, previously director of the Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, established it in 2014.
Now, West Bund is one of the major Asian fairs, hosting more than 100 galleries from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Along with numerous exhibitions and events by museums and galleries, every November attracts art lovers from all over the world to Shanghai.
The fair takes place in the former Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, located at the Xuhui Waterfront. Long Museum, Yuz Museum, and Tank, all prominent contemporary art museums, are located within the vicinity of the fair.
Works
Chung Sang-Hwa
2 Chung Sang-Hwa – Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje Gallery3 Detail of Chung Sang-Hwa – Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje GalleryMore by Chung Sang-hwa
Ha Chong-Hyun
4 Ha Chong-Hyun – Conjunction 19-14, 2019, oil on hemp cloth, 146 x 112 cm (57 1/2 x 44 1/8 in), Almine Rech5 Detail of Ha Chong-Hyun – Conjunction 19-14, 2019, oil on hemp cloth, 146 x 112 cm (57 1/2 x 44 1/8 in), Almine RechMore by Ha Chong-hyun
Marina Abramovic
6 Marina Abramovic – Ecstasy II (A) (from the series With Eyes Closed I See Happiness), 2012, Fine art pigment print, 180 x 80 cm, 70 7/8 x 31 1/2 in, Galerie Krinzinger7 Marina Abramovic – Ecstasy II (A) (from the series With Eyes Closed I See Happiness), 2012, Fine art pigment print, 180 x 80 cm, 70 7/8 x 31 1/2 in, Galerie KrinzingerMore by Marina Abramović
Nam June Paik
8 Nam June Paik – TV Buddha, 2002, Bronze, paint, television monitor, closed-circuit video camera, tripod, transformer, adaptors, television, video cable and extension cords, 57.2 x 124,5 x 34.3 cm (22 1/2 x 49 x 13 1/2 in.), GagosianMore by Nam June Paik
Park Seo-Bo
9 Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery10Detail of Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery11Detail of Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje GalleryMore by Park Seo-bo
Peter Halley
12 Peter Halley – Close, 2019, acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, and Roll-A-Tex on canvas, 198.1 x 203.2 cm (78 x 80 in), Almine Rech
Song Dong
13 Song Dong – Usefulness of Uselessness – Varied Window No.14, 2018, old wooden windows, mirror, mirror panel, glass, 146.5 x 131.5 cm (57-11/16 in x 51-3/4 in), Pace GalleryMore by Song Dong
Ugo Rondinone
14 Ugo Rondinone – zweiteraprilzweitausendundsiebzehn, 2017, oil on burlap, 341 x 401 cm, Esther SchipperMore by Ugo Rondinone
Yan Lei
15 Yan Lei – Untitled, 2019, diameter 180 cm, acrylic on canvas, Boers-Li Gallery
Yeesookyung
16 Yeesookyung – Translated Vase_2018 TVW 5, 2018, Massimo De CarloMore by Yeesookyung