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Focus
on Shanghai
After
a few post-revolution decades of decay and neglect, Shanghai
has re-emerged as China’s
political, economic, and cultural powerhouse. The government
had refrained from risking the Shanghai tax base and promoted
economic reforms in its lesser-known siblings of Shenzhen
and Guangzhou.
That changed in the early 1990s and Shanghai has been
soaring ever since. Now the eighth largest city in the
world, Shanghai is the exciting center of the contemporary
Chinese art explosion, as well as popular culture and
business development.
Thomas Hart
Managing Director — Art
Travel Guide
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ShContemporary
2007
September 6 – 9, 2007
Shanghai Exhibition Center
Shanghai
In
response to the meteoric growth in the Chinese
contemporary art market, this new art fair debuts
in early September 2007. The concept for ShContemporary
2007 has been developed by a novel assemblage
of art world veterans, including Lorenzo Rudolph,
director of Art Basel from 1991 to 2000; Pierre
Huber, an art dealer and collector; and the
organizers of Bologna Art Fair. Participation
at fair is by invitation only and is focused
on presenting an evenly balanced mix between
Western and Asian galleries. Other initiatives
include a concurrent exhibit of young Asian
artists and a show of special projects by major
international artists primarily from the Asia
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Museum of Contemporary
Art Shanghai
People’s Park
231 Nanjing West Road
Shanghai
MOCA Shanghai presents some of the most interesting international
exhibitions of contemporary Chinese and foreign art in
China. |
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Four
Seasons Hotel Shanghai
500
Weihai Road
Shanghai
+86 (21) 6256-8888
The
first Four Seasons Hotel in mainland China is located
in the central business, shopping, and entertainment
district of Shanghai. The two largest shopping streets
are within walking distance. Guests will enjoy the renowned
Four Seasons attention to detail along with a dash of
graceful Chinese hospitality. |
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The
Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai
1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
Shanghai
+86 (21) 6279-8888
Possibly the most luxurious hotel in Shanghai, The Ritz
is conveniently located in the city center near most of
Shanghai’s attractions, including the Shanghai Exhibition
Center – host to the ShContemporary art fair. The
rooms are decorated in a warm contemporary Chinese style
with exciting views of the Shanghai skyline.
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Jean
Georges Shanghai
No. 2 The Bund, 4th Floor
3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road
Shanghai
+86 (21) 6321-7733
This is the Shanghai outport of Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s
ever-expanding culinary empire. Considered the city’s
best French restaurant, Jean George Shanghai replicates
the menu of the chef’s New York flagship restaurant
with locally grown ingredients. |
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M
on the Bund
No. 3 The Bund, 4th Floor
Shanghai
+86 (21) 6350-9988
Melbourne native Michelle Garnaut developed the concept
for M on the Bund after a short engagement as a guest chef
for another restaurant in Shanghai. When the restaurant
opened on The Bund in 1999, the area had yet to begin its
revitalization and many had attempted to discourage Garnaut
from selecting this location. But her instincts were right
and eight years later the restaurant remains one of city’s
top spots specializing in an array of cuisines from around
the world. | |
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