Shanghai's Art Week Runs 10 to 15 November, With Fairs and Galleries Across the City
Shanghai's annual art week runs from 10 to 15 November, with art fairs and gallery programmes spread across the city. The Art Newspaper published a report on 10 November describing the city's art scene as navigating an uncertain economic future.
Several fairs make up the week. An art fair is a trade event where galleries rent booths to show and sell work. West Bund Art & Design runs 10 to 15 November and was founded in 2014. Art021 Shanghai runs 11 to 14 November and started in 2013.
A smaller event, Hangover Shanghai, is a boutique fair, meaning it features a select group of dealers rather than hundreds. Its second edition runs 11 to 15 November.
The galleries have longer histories. ShanghArt was founded by Lorenz Helbling in 1996, and it now has spaces in Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. Vanguard Gallery was founded in Shanghai in 2004 by Lise Li. Nan Ke Gallery is newer, co-founded by Otto Neu in 2022.
For visitors, the overlap means a single trip can take in several fairs and gallery openings. Shanghai's art week spans six days, so the schedules are worth checking before setting out, since the events open on different days.
Taken together, the dates show a busy week across two fairs of different sizes, a boutique event and a group of galleries that range from decades-old to recently opened. Each event has its own opening days, so visitors who want to see them all will need to plan around the staggered calendar.
