The 10 best works of Shanghai’s West Bund Art Fair 2019

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1 Shanghai, 2019

West Bund Art & Design

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 Gallery
2 Chung Sang-Hwa – Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje Gallery
Chung Sang-Hwa - Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje Gallery
3 Detail of Chung Sang-Hwa – Untitled 90-5-20, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 194 cm, Kukje Gallery
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Ha Chong-Hyun

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
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 Rech
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
5 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 Rech
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Marina Abramovic

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 Krinzinger
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 Krinzinger
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 Krinzinger
7 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 Krinzinger
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Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik - TV Buddha, 2002, Bronze, paint, television monitor, closed-circuit video camera, tripod, transformer, adaptors, television:video cable and extension cords
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.), Gagosian
More by Nam June Paik

Park Seo-Bo

Park Seo-Bo - Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
9 Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
Park Seo-Bo - Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
10Detail of Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
Park Seo-Bo - Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
11Detail of Park Seo-Bo – Ecriture No. 080704, 2008, mixed media with Korean hanji paper on canvas, 165 x 260 cm, Kukje Gallery
More by Park Seo-bo

Peter Halley

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
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

Song Dong - Usefulness of Uselessness - Varied Window No.14, 2018, old wooden windows, mirror, mirror panel, glass, 146.5 x 131.5 cm
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 Gallery
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Ugo Rondinone

Ugo Rondinone - zweiteraprilzweitausendundsiebzehn, 2017, oil on burlap, 341 x 401 cm
14 Ugo Rondinone – zweiteraprilzweitausendundsiebzehn, 2017, oil on burlap, 341 x 401 cm, Esther Schipper
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Yan Lei

Yan Lei - Untitled, 2019, diameter 180 cm, acrylic on canvas, Boers-Li Gallery
15 Yan Lei – Untitled, 2019, diameter 180 cm, acrylic on canvas, Boers-Li Gallery

Yeesookyung

Yeesookyung - Translated vase_2018 TVW 5, 2018, Massimo De Carlo
16 Yeesookyung – Translated Vase_2018 TVW 5, 2018, Massimo De Carlo
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Footnotes

1. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Shanghai.jpg
2. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chung-Sang-Hwa-Untitled-90-5-20-1990-acrylic-on-canvas-260-x-194-cm-Kukje-Gallery.jpg
3. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Chung-Sang-Hwa-Untitled-90-5-20-1990-acrylic-on-canvas-260-x-194-cm-Kukje-Gallery-.jpg
4. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ha-Chong-Hyun-Conjunction-19-14-2019-oil-on-hemp-cloth-146-x-112-cm-57-12-x-44-18-in-Almine-Rech.jpg
5. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ha-Chong-Hyun-Conjunction-19-14-2019-oil-on-hemp-cloth-146-x-112-cm-57-12-x-44-18-in-Almine-Rech-.jpg
6. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Marina-Abramovic-Ecstasy-II-A-from-the-series-With-Eyes-Closed-I-See-Happiness-2012-Fine-art-pigment-print-180-x-80-cm-70-78-x-31-12-in-Galerie-Krinzinger-.jpg
7. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Marina-Abramovic-Ecstasy-II-A-from-the-series-With-Eyes-Closed-I-See-Happiness-2012-Fine-art-pigment-print-180-x-80-cm-70-78-x-31-12-in-Galerie-Krinzinger.jpg
8. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Nam-June-Paik-TV-Buddha-2002-Bronze-paint-television-monitor-closed-circuit-video-camera-tripod-transformer-adaptors-televisionvideo-cable-and-extension-cords.jpg
9. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Park-Seo-Bo-Ecriture-No.-080704-2008-mixed-media-with-Korean-hanji-paper-on-canvas-165-x-260-cm-Kukje-Gallery.jpg
10. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Park-Seo-Bo-Ecriture-No.-080704-2008-mixed-media-with-Korean-hanji-paper-on-canvas-165-x-260-cm-Kukje-Gallery-.jpg
11. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Park-Seo-Bo-Ecriture-No.-080704-2008-mixed-media-with-Korean-hanji-paper-on-canvas-165-x-260-cm-Kukje-Gallery.-.jpg
12. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/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.jpg
13. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Song-Dong-Usefulness-of-Uselessness-Varied-Window-No.14-2018-old-wooden-windows-mirror-mirror-panel-glass-146.5-x-131.5-cm-.jpg
14. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ugo-Rondinone-zweiteraprilzweitausendundsiebzehn-2017-oil-on-burlap-341-x-401-cm.jpg
15. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Yan-Lei-Untitled-2019-diameter-180-cm-acrylic-on-canvas-Boers-Li-Gallery.jpg
16. https://publicdelivery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Yeesookyung-Translated-vase_2018-TVW-5-2018-Massimo-De-Carlo.jpg