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Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai

Coordinates:31°14′00″N121°28′05″E/ 31.233316°N 121.468084°E/31.233316; 121.468084
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Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai
Thượng Hải đương đại nghệ thuật quán(in Chinese)
Exterior view with mural
Map
Established2005[1]
LocationPeople's Park,231Nanjing Road(West),Shanghai,China
Coordinates31°14′00″N121°28′05″E/ 31.233316°N 121.468084°E/31.233316; 121.468084
DirectorMiriam Kung
Websitewww.mocashanghai.org

TheMuseum of Contemporary Art Shanghai(MoCA Shanghai;Chinese:Thượng Hải đương đại nghệ thuật quán) is acontemporary artmuseum in the city ofShanghai,China.[2]It is located withinPeople's Park,north ofPeople's Square,the location of a formerracecoursethat now holds the central administrative building and museums of Shanghai. Surrounding buildings include the Municipal Government Headquarters, theShanghai Grand Theatre,theShanghai Art Museumand theShanghai Museum.

History[edit]

MOCA Shanghai was founded in 2005 by the Samuel Kung Foundation as the first non-profit, independent, contemporary art institution in Shanghai.[1][3]The glass building that houses the exhibitions is a reworking of the former People's Park Greenhouse by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects.[4]The ground floor and first level of the museum have a total of 1,800 square meters (19,400 square feet) of exhibition space, with the two levels connected by a sweeping steel ramp.[5]

Exhibitions[edit]

The museum has focused on the promotion of Chinese and international contemporary art with a set of diverse exhibitions that include both well-known and fledgling contemporary Chinese artists, as well as retrospectives for leading names of the fashion and creative world (recently includingSalvatore Ferragamo,Chanel,andPixar).[6][7]The Summer 2012 exhibition was one such retrospective forVan Cleef & Arpels,entitledTimeless Beauty.[8]In the past, MoCA has partnered with international organizations to host significant exhibitions. In 2007, MoCA partnered with theSolomon R. Guggenheim Museumto present the contemporary works from the major survey exhibition, Art in America.[9]More recently, MoCA collaborated with theKorea Foundationto presentNostalgia: East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition,which included works from China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.[10]Other international exhibitions include contemporary art fromIndonesia,Hungary(in conjunction with the Shanghai Expo),Italy,andIndia,and an exhibition on Finnish Design in collaboration withMarimekko.[citation needed]Furthermore, MoCA holds a biennale, MoCA Envisage, which focuses on Chinese contemporary art and considers its recent direction and themes.

In addition to exhibitions, MoCA runs seminars, talks, and educational programs throughout the year, for both adults and children.[citation needed]

MoCA on the Park[edit]

The third floor of MoCA Shanghai is host to "MoCA on the Park" (formerly "Art Lab" ), a full restaurant equipped with rooftop patio and bar.[11]Various artworks populate the space, including those byRaymond Choy,Qu Guangci,Silvia Prada,Zhang Lian xi, Freeman Lau,Raman Hui,Yan Lei, andXiang Jing.The restaurant also hosts a number of private events and opening ceremonies.

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^abMuchnic, Suzanne (October 23, 2005)."Shanghai's edge".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJuly 13,2012.
  2. ^Pitts, Christopher (April 2013). "Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCS Shanghai)".Pocket Shanghai(3rd ed.).Lonely Planet.p. 36.ISBN978-1-74179-963-7.
  3. ^"Arts: Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai".Cultural China. Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2012.Retrieved13 July2012.
  4. ^"Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai MoCA) by Atelier Liu YuYang Architects".Formness Architecture Magazine. Archived fromthe originalon 23 January 2013.Retrieved13 July2012.
  5. ^Hilal, Al (16 March 2011)."Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art / by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects".Architecture List.Retrieved13 July2012.
  6. ^"MoCA: Contemporary Art".CNN Go.23 May 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2012.Retrieved13 July2012.
  7. ^"Past Exhibitions".MoCA Shanghai. Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2012.Retrieved13 July2012.
  8. ^"Van Cleef & Arpels - Timeless Beauty".Van Cleef & Arpels. Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2012.Retrieved13 July2012.
  9. ^"First major survey exhibition of American art presented in the People's Republic of China travels to Shanghai May 1".Guggenheim Museum.13 April 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 4 January 2013.Retrieved13 July2012.
  10. ^Kun, Zhang (2012-02-27)."Common art in regional memory".China Daily.Retrieved13 July2012.
  11. ^"MoCA on the Park".City Weekend.Archived fromthe originalon 22 April 2012.Retrieved13 July2012.

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