ART FOR THE WORLD [THE EXPO] is one of the main projects of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The central sculpture exhibition, located on the 1045 meter long and 140 meter wide Expo Boulevard leading to the national pavilions, displays sculptures from 11 Chinese and nine international artists. Nine of the total 20 pieces will also remain after the world exhibition. Curator Ami Barak, in name of the French gallery JGM Galerie Paris - Shanghai, selected the pieces. The exhibition focuses on the increasing urban population worldwide as the greatest challenge of the future, and all 20 pieces deal with this subject. The monumental sculptures show different perspectives and inspiring discovery and development of new paths.
The exhibiting artists:
Mircea Cantor, Chen Changwei, Wim Delvoye, Dan Graham, Subodh Gupta, Huang Zhiyang, Peter Kogler, Leung Mee Ping, Li Songhua, Liu Jianhua, Julian Opie, Tomas Saraceno, Shen Yuan, Sui Jianguo, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Xavier Veilhan, Wang Guangyi, Xiang Jing, Zhan Wang and Zhang Huan.
Expo Boulevard, Shanghai
May 1st until October 31st, 2010
www.artforworldexpo.com
www.jgmgalerie.com
News-Detail
June 2010
Shanghai’s World Expo: ART FOR THE WORLD (CN)
Huang Zhiyang: Possessing Numerous Peaks © Photo credit: Tony Metaxas
