2020.07.31 – 2020.11.15

Power Station of Art, Shanghai

Prior to the grand opening of the 13th Shanghai Biennale “Bodies of Water”, the Power Station of Art holds “Shanghai Waves: Historical Archives and Works of Shanghai Biennale” from July 31 to November 15, 2020, representing more than sixty works by 51 domestic and foreign artists and groups, including paintings, installations, videos, etc. Most of these exhibits are from the collection of previous editions of the Shanghai Biennale held in the China Art Museum, Shanghai and the Power Station of Art. The exhibition is built on two cross-referential documentary threads, which serve as the development course of the era linked up by major events, and personal objects, photos, materials, documents and other archives at the courtesy of many artists. By converging personal memories into a historical narrative framework, the exhibition shall present the history of the Shanghai Biennale with feelings and evolutions, in order to inspire viewers by revisitng the past and considering the present in the post-pandemic period when they are forced into a slowdown and standstill.

Shanghai Waves: Historical Archives and Works of Shanghai Biennale

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