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
Chung Sang-Hwa – Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje GalleryDetail of Chung Sang-Hwa – Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje Gallery
Ha Chong-Hyun – Conjunction 19-14, 2019, oil on hemp cloth, 146 x 112 cm (57 1/2 x 44 1/8 in), Almine RechDetail 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 Rech
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 KrinzingerMarina 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 Krinzinger
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.), Gagosian
Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje GalleryDetail of Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje GalleryDetail of Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
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
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 Gallery
