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Zhang Ding

ZHANG DING

Observation Points ShanghART 21 September–1 December 2024 M50, Shanghai
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ShanghART M50 is thrilled to present Zhang Ding’s solo exhibition, “Zhang Ding: Observation Points,” from September 21st to December 1st, 2024.

The exhibition collectively showcases the complete series of practices started in 2018 based on the research and experiments oriented from human skulls and bones for the first time, including Vortex, Interstellar, Observation Points, Endless, Green Skull, and Untitled-2024.

As the exhibition’s focal point, his research continually engages with the unique context and extended connotation related to interdisciplinary subjects such as anthropology, comparative literature, semiotics, future archaeology, and art history. Zhang explores an individual’s existence in history and their relationship, further reflecting on the thinking of the spirituality of contemporary people.

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About the Artist

Zhang Ding (born in 1980 in Gansu Province, based in Shanghai) is one of the most active and influ-ential Chinese artists in the international art scene. For more than a decade, Zhang Ding is known for creating large-scale sculptures, installations and videos, and also for periodically curating live events that are musical and performative in nature, collaborating with artists from all fields.

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About the Gallery

Founded in 1996, ShanghART Gallery is one of the first contemporary art galleries established in China. With spaces in Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore, ShanghART has been a driving force of the development of Chinese contemporary art for the past twenty years. Working closely together with over 40 artists, ShanghART regularly participates in the major international art fairs and collaborates with important art institutions in China and from all over the world.

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Building 16, 50 Moganshan Road
Putuo District
Shanghai
China
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Wednesday - Sunday
10:30am - 6pm

Monday, Tuesday
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Shanghai Building 16, 50 Moganshan Road, Putuo District
ShanghART contemporary art gallery in M50 Shanghai China
ShanghART
Building 16, 50 Moganshan Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China
+86 189 306 130 31
http://www.shanghartgallery.com

Opening hours
Wednesday - Sunday
10:30am - 6pm

Monday, Tuesday
Closed
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