Shanghai New Exhibition| It's nearly 300 genuine collections from the Pompidou Center
| It's nearly 300 genuine collections from the Pompidou Center. The exhibition does not tell a single, unique history of portraits, but uses 15 chapters as 15 mirrors to tell 15 different stories.”
Curator, Frédéric Paul, curator of the contemporary art collection at the Pompidou Center
Exhibition Overview
This exhibition is the final chapter of the 'trilogy of contemporary art history' in the five-year exhibition cooperation project between the West Bank Art Museum and the Pompidou Center, following 'The Form of Time' and 'The Voice of Everything'. The final chapter is here.
With 'portraits' as the clue, 15 thematic chapters, gathering nearly 300 genuine collections from the Pompidou Center from 1895 to the present!
Covering painting, sculpture, video and photography, it presents the largest number of works in the history of the West Bank Art Museum.
Exhibition Interpretation
In the all-encompassing 'portraits', the topic of 'famous people' and 'nameless people' runs through.
The concepts of 'famous' and 'nameless' originated from a series of photographs taken by German photographer August Sander between 1892 and 1954, and were given the title 'Faces of the 20th Century'.
In these photos, Sander divided the photos into eight categories according to the social status and occupations of the people in the photos. Curator Frédéric Paul summarized them into two major categories -- social celebrities and nameless people.
Of course, 'famous' and 'nameless' also include those well-known artists who have been recorded in art history and artists who will be forgotten by time. The exhibition explores the history of contemporary art development, with paintings by Van Dongen, Picasso, and Bacon, sculptures by Magritte, Giacometti, and Calder, photographs by August Sander, Man Ray, and Diane Arbus, as well as works by Chinese artists Chang Shuhong, Zhao Wuji, etc., together telling the history and changes of the 'portrait' creative technique in art history.
Warm Tips
The exhibition is on the second floor, divided into 2 exhibition halls (need to check tickets separately for entry and exit). If you look carefully, the exhibition is very long.
In addition to feeling with your heart, girls who are afraid of the cold remember to bring a small jacket. Don't ask me why I remind
Exhibition period: July 21, 2023-November 5, 2024 10:00-17:00 (closed on Mondays)
Address: West Bank Art Museum, 2600 Longteng Avenue, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Ticket price: 100
Xuhui Riverside art venues are relatively concentrated, and the West Bank Art Museum is an important part of this visit. The "voice of everything" was fortunate to enjoy the original works of Picasso, Duchamp, Dali, Lager and other artists, which was very touching. The service staff of the West Bank Art Museum is very good, the visit experience is very good, there are not many people, you can enjoy every piece of work as you like, and experience the style of the master. After visiting the exhibition, along the banks of the Huangpu River, all the way north, enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River, and the unique architectural style of the Dragon Art Museum (West Bank Museum) and the Star Art Museum, and take a lot of beautiful photos.
They and abstractions They and abstractions An exhibition of the treasures of the Pompidou Town Hall is a great one Not many people Exhibition Delaune's light interpretation of Cubism Joan Mitchell's brilliant female artists often have a more keen sense which prompts them Learning expression Thank God, too many people can't feel it, so there are few people. You can slowly book the venue and look at it.
Maybe because of the epidemic, many exhibitions have not opened, but we still found a very good one. Except that there is no joint ticket, the price is a bit high, and the others are worth it.
Very interesting exhibition, the guide is very clear, the layout is not new, I will go again next time I have a chance.
很不错呀,经常去
The child was scared by the paintings in the exhibition hall, the works were very dark, and should be noted that it is not suitable for children to visit.
很好 就是夏天空调太冷了