Art

New artists, an overheated market and unproven galleries. If you want to buy, research or get a guide (see below). Caveat emptor. M50. Warehouses in an old industrial park crammed with art. Shanghart / H-space / Bldgs 16 & 18 / 6359 3923 / 10am-6pm daily / warehouse by appt / shanghartgallery.com / Shanghai’s most reliable gallery with well-informed staff is in an enormous omni-media space; OV / Rm 207 / Bldg 4a / 5465 7768 / 10am-6pm Tuesun / ovgallery.com / and stageback / 5/F / Bldg 6 / 6276 9932 / 26pm Wed, 11am-6pm Thu-sun / stage-back.org / are a good bet too. Other Gallery / Rm 101 / Bldg 9 / 3353 2273 / 10am-6pm / other gallery.com.cn / has fab national/int’l up-and-comers, and a two-minute walk takes you to photo gallery M97 / 2/F / 97 Moganshan Lu / 6266 1597 / Tue-sun / M97gallery.com / for leading local snappers incl. Chi Peng and Huang Xiaoliang. 50 Moganshan Lu / Suzhou Creek / 11am-6pm Mon-sat / some galleries might close Mon, check with each for opening times /莫干山路50號Redtown. Up n’ coming mammoth quadrangle encompassed by converted factories, with open air exhibits and Shanghai Sculpture Space / 6280 5629 / sss570.com / as the focus. Check out Red Bridge / Bldg 3 / 6280 1089 / as well as Minsheng Art Museum / Bldg F / 6282 8729 / for emerging Chinese artists. 570 Huaihai Xi Lu / closed Mon /淮海西路570號/ redtown570.com Shanghai Gallery of Art. World-class space (and prices). 3/F / Three on the Bund / 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu / 6321 5757 / 11am7pm daily /外灘中山東一路3號/外灘3號/ shanghaigalleryofart.com Pearl Lam. Hk-based stalwart for multidisciplinary names. 181 Jiangxi Zhong Lu / by Fuzhou Lu / 6323 1989 / 10.30am-7pm daily /江西中路181号1樓/近福州路/ pearllam.com Rockbund Art Museum. Contempo all-media giant with names big or new in a Chipperfield-redesigned deco edifice. 20 Huqiu Lu / 3310 9985 /虎丘路20號/ rockbundartmuseum.org Studio Rouge. For a peek into the Beijing art world. Rm 102 / 17 Fuzhou Lu / 6323 0833 /福州路17號/ studiorouge.cn James Cohan. NYC biggie, Chinese and int’l progressives. 1/F / 1 Lane 170 Yueyang Lu / by Yongjia Lu / 5466 0825 / Tue-sat, by appt Sun /岳陽路170弄1號/近永嘉路/ jamescohan.com Elisabeth de Brabant Art Center. Cross discipline local. 3/F / 600 Shaanxi Bei Lu / 6466 7428 / 10am-7pm daily /陜西北路600号3樓/ elisabethdebrabant.com Aroundspace. Local collabos with the int’l art community. Ste 703 / 33 Sichuan Zhong Lu / by Yan’an Dong Lu / 3305 0100 / 11am6.30pm Tue-sun /四川中路33号703座/近延安東路/ aroundspace.org Art Labor. Global and Chinese envelope-pushing works. Rm 411 / Bldg 4 / 570 Yongjia Lu / 3460 5331 / Tue-sat, by appt Sun /永嘉路570號4號樓/ artlaborgallery.com Leo Xu. Fresh, dynamic cross-media by young local talent. Bldg 3 / Lane 49 / Fuxing Xi Lu / 3461 1245 / 10am-6pm Tue-sun, noon6pm Sun /復興西路49弄3號/ leoxuprojects.com Magda Danysz Gallery. Outpost of Parisian contempo spot. 188 Linqing Lu / 186 1674 8872 / 11am-6pm Tue-sun /臨青路188號 / magda-gallery.com