Sunday, October 24, 2010

Shanghai Biennale opens


The 8th Shanghai Biennale, which opens to the public today, defines itself as a 'rehearsal' and as a reflective space of performance. The curators say the Biennale "aims to invite a wide range of participants - artists, curators, critics, collectors, museum directors and members of the audience - to rehearse in the Biennale a fertile theatre to reflect on the relations between art experimentation and the art system, between individual creativity and the public domain." This link takes you to a full outline of the curatorial thinking of the Biennale, which runs to 23 January 2011.
Image: The 8th Shanghai Biennial Curatorial Committee (from left) Li Lei, Fan Dian, Hua Yi and Gao Shiming