Expanded Vocabularies: PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai 2017

Latest Feature Shanghai
21 September 2017

PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai's presence and the attendance level over the three-day event, which reached a record number of over 30,000 visitors this year, indicates that interest in photography in China is certainly burgeoning.

2019 featured exhibitors

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Sean Kelly contemporary art gallery in New York, United States

Sean Kelly Los Angeles, New York

Arario Gallery contemporary art gallery in Seoul, South Korea

Arario Gallery Cheonan, Seoul, Shanghai

Dumonteil Contemporary contemporary art gallery in Shanghai, China

Dumonteil Contemporary Paris, Shanghai

ShanghART contemporary art gallery in Singapore

ShanghART Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore

Tabula Rasa Gallery contemporary art gallery in Beijing, China

Tabula Rasa Gallery Beijing, London

Leo Gallery contemporary art gallery in Shanghai, China

Leo Gallery Hong Kong, Shanghai

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2019 featured artworks

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Foresight No.21 预见 No.21 by Jiang Pengyi contemporary artwork photography

Jiang Pengyi Foresight No.21 预见 No.21, 2019 Polaroid instant film
32.5 x 21.4 cm ShanghART Request Price & Availability

Before the rains #2 by Alec Von Bargen contemporary artwork print

Alec Von Bargen Before the rains #2, 2018 Archival print on PVC
19 x 32 cm Leo Gallery Request Price & Availability

Portrait with Golden Mask by Marina Abramović contemporary artwork photography

Marina Abramović Portrait with Golden Mask, 2009 Framed fine art pigment print
127 x 127 cm Sean Kelly Request Price & Availability

People who embrace time by Cai Dongdong contemporary artwork print

Cai Dongdong People who embrace time, 2019 Silver gelatin print, mirror
43.6 x 53.9 x 5.9 cm Leo Gallery Request Price & Availability

Under the blue skies of Agok #2 by Alec Von Bargen contemporary artwork print

Alec Von Bargen Under the blue skies of Agok #2, 2018 Archival print on PVC
65 x 100 cm Leo Gallery Request Price & Availability

Foresight No.22 预见 No.22 by Jiang Pengyi contemporary artwork photography

Jiang Pengyi Foresight No.22 预见 No.22, 2019 8 x 10 inch Polaroid instant film
32.5 x 21.4 cm ShanghART Request Price & Availability

Glass Lake 玻璃湖 by Chen Wei contemporary artwork photography

Chen Wei Glass Lake 玻璃湖, 2016 Archival inkjet print
100 x 125 cm ShanghART Request Price & Availability

A Hundred Years by Cai Dongdong contemporary artwork installation

Cai Dongdong A Hundred Years, 2019 Gelatin silver halide photo, acrylic box, stainless steel connector, aluminium doorframe
200 x 200 x 320 cm Leo Gallery Request Price & Availability

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Feature Expanded Vocabularies: PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai 2017 By Diana d'Arenberg, Shanghai, 21 September 2017 PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai's presence and the attendance level over the three-day event, which reached a record number of over 30,000 visitors this year, indicates that interest in photography in China is certainly burgeoning.

Feature PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai: An art fair with a focus By Elliat Albrecht, Shanghai, China, 13 September 2016 Formerly known as Photo Shanghai, PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai's third edition was hosted in the Shanghai Exhibition Center from 9 - 11 September, and aims to present photography as a collectable medium.

Insight Alexander Montague-Sparey By Prue Duffy, Shanghai, 6 September 2016 The whole point of the fair is to celebrate photography, but with a specific focus on eastern developments within the medium.

About PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai

PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai is the leading destination in Asia Pacific for discovering and collecting photography from the emerging to the iconic.

The fair is Asia Pacific's leading platform for collectable fine art photography and moving image. An audience of influential collectors, curators and visitors from around the world were given unparalleled access to cutting-edge artworks and experts from across the medium. The fifth edition of PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai welcomed over 27,000 visitors, with its strongest ever sales and high praise from the 55 participating galleries spanning 15 countries and 27 cities

The fair brings together 50 of the most significant and forward-thinking contemporary galleries engaging with the photographic medium from across China and around the world. Discover, view and buy art from over 700 of today's leading artists, and experience the fair's critically acclaimed public program of curated exhibitions, talks and site-specific artists' projects.

PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai 2019 opening days:

Collector Preview, 2 -7pm
Thursday, September 19, 2019. By invitation only.

VIP Preview, 12 - 6pm
Friday, September 20, 2019.

VIP Night, 6 - 9pm
Friday, September 20, 2019. By invitation only.

Collector Hour, 11 - 12pm
Saturday, September 21, 2019.

General Public, 12 - 7pm
Saturday，September 21, 2019.

General Public, 11am - 6pm
Sunday, September 22, 2019.