Local galleries continue to be heavily featured in the 2019 edition. Over 70% of galleries have spaces in China and other Asian regions. While many western blue chip galleries return to ART021 once again, the This year's fair convenes a solid roster of young galleries participating in ART021 for the first time. Featured regions span from Europe and North America to emerging markets, including Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
ART021 is part of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival program for seven consecutive years. As one of the initiators of the Shanghai International Artwork Exchange Month to be launched this November, ART021 continues to cooperate with art institutions, museums, auction houses and art galleries from home and abroad to promote the vigorous development of Shanghai art market and to make Shanghai the next art hub and global destination .
MAIN GALLERIES presents 81 premiere galleries focused on 21st century contemporary art. 22 galleries join the fair for the first time including: GALLERY BATON (Seoul), BILL BRADY GALLERY (Miami), CARLIER | GEBAUER (Berlin), CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY (London), FLOWERS GALLERY (London), FRIEDMAN BENDA (New York), HUNSAND SPACE (Beijing), IN SITU – FABIENNE LECLERC (Paris), DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY (Los Angeles), GALERD KORN (Berlin), CARL KOSTYÁL GALLERY (London), GALERIE NATHALIE OBADIA (Paris), OPERA GALLERY (Hong Kong), OVER THE INFLUENCE (Hong Kong), PERMAGATE SPACE (Guangzhou), PING ART SPACE (Taipei), QUANTUM GALLERY (Shanghai ), ALMINE RECH (Paris), RéN SPACE (Shanghai), RIGHTWAY ART SPACE (Shanghai), ROSS + KRAMER GALLERY (New York), SA + (Seoul).
The invited DETOUR section investigates discourses from regions beyond Euro-American fabricated geographic networks and canonized narratives, in the hope of understanding artistic, intellectual, social, political, and economic exchanges and developments on a global scale from diverse viewpoints. 2019 DETOUR is titled Silk Roads. It focuses on intricate trade routes from an immense segment of the ancient Silk Road. The exhibition loosely follows in the footsteps of Marco Polo to revisit the conflicts, compromises and interactions in the continental network of Eurasia. 12 invited galleries from China, Korea, Iran, the UAE, Romania, Indonesia, Thailand and the UK will join forces to chart the regions' renewed sensibilities and influence, offering visitors an alternative mode of visual experience.
Participating galleries of the DETOUR section:
CLC GALLERY VENTURE (Beijing) / SANDWICH (Bucharest), DASTAN'S BASEMENT (Tehran), EMPTY GALLERY (Hong Kong), LAWRIE SHABIBI (Dubai), NICODIM GALLERY (Bucharest / Los Angeles), ROH PROJECTS (Jakarta) / NOVA CONTEMPORARY (Bangkok ), TABULA RASA GALLERY (Beijing), GALLERY VACANCY (Shanghai), VARIOUS SMALL PARTIES (Seoul / Los Angeles), VIGO GALLERY (London)
APPROACH supports the development of young galleries worldwide by applying a different pricing model to the main section. Participating galleries will present a solo or group exhibition with less than three artists with a curatorial approach. This year's APPROACH features 18 promising galleries with 12 first-time entrants: ASKERI GALLERY (Moscow), G. GALLERY (Seoul), HATCH ART PROJECT (Singapore), ISART GALLERY (Kaohsiung), GALLERY KICHE (Seoul) , METAPHYSICAL ART GALLERY (Taipei), O2art (Beijing), ORIGINAL SONG GALLERY (Shanghai), PéKIN FIN ARTS (Beijing), THE CLUB (Tokyo), VIN GALLERY (Ho Chi Minh City), YOD GALLERY (Osaka).
The BEYOND section transcends the spatial limit of traditional art fair booths. It features large-scale paintings, sculptures and installations in the public area of ART021. BEYOND-EXTENDS integrates contemporary art installations into public life by placing them in public spaces outside the fair. Through artist collaborations, BEYOND-EXTENDS promotes public art in China and engages with the local Shanghai community. This year BEYOND-EXTENDS will broaden its scope to cover a number of commercial complexes, infiltrating the corners of the city with more varied public art projects.
