Emerging artists on show
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New generation’s creative vision
The China Expression 2025 Young Artists Invitational, part of Shanghai Art Week, features nearly 100 works by 39 emerging artists in painting, installation, sculpture and more. This bold, multimedium work explores urbanization and tech’s impact using traditional Chinese art and global, contemporary perspectives.
Standouts include Du Haijun’s metaphorical urban landscape “Mountain City” and Cao Cao’s whimsical soft sculptures. Cao’s work “Alas ET” reimagines “aliens” from discarded fabrics, and “The Elegance of a Hedgehog No. 20” weaves tech-infused “hedgehogs” with mice/data cables.
Curated to spark dialogue via side-by-side thematic displays, the exhibition offers a dynamic glimpse into a new generation’s creative vision, according to the curator Yin Xiwen.
Dates: Through December 31
Venue: Tai Art Gallery
Address: 4058 Cao’an Highway
Eastern philosophy in miniature
Explore the captivating world of seal knob carving in the Shanghai style, recognized as a newly minted Jiading intangible cultural heritage in 2024. This exhibition features over 70 masterpieces crafted from precious stones like Shoushan and Qingtian, along with innovative colored glazes. The exhibition centers around the theme of “Auspicious Mythical Beasts,” showcasing intricate designs of dragons, pixiu and toads.
The works combine traditional and modern styles, led by Wang Anmin, son of “Shanghai Seal Knob King” Wang Peixin. Notable pieces include “Five Sons Ascending the Rankings Turtle Seal,” a meticulously carved stone piece requiring dozens of design drafts, and the glazed “Giant Turtle Dragon Emerging from the Sea,” crafted over 22 processes and 10 days of firing.
Celebrating “subtraction art” (one wrong cut ruins the piece) and micro-carving mastery (3D beasts on a stone the size of a nail), the show bridges heritage and innovation. Don’t miss this chance to explore Eastern philosophy in every tiny, soulful detail.
Dates: Though December 31, 8:30am–8pm
Venue: Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall, Jiading District Cultural Center
Address: 33 Taxiu Rd
‘Can Flowers Hear Bees?’
Nestled amid rice fields, Tadao Ando’s minimalist Jiayuanhai Art Museum hosts this immersive biennale project, “Can Flowers Hear Bees?” Focused on interspecies connection, it features works by international artists like Theaster Gates (African folk art ceramics) and Liu Shuai (heron-inspired sculptures), plus Zhou Tao’s digital land-and-cloud video installations.
The museum’s “breathable exhibition hall” blends art with nature — light, air and viewer movement harmonize with pieces rooted in the venue’s rural setting. Inspired by scientific research “flowers ‘hear’ bees,” the show invites free exploration to forge deeper bonds with the non-human world. It’s a standout of Shanghai Art Week’s global lineup.
Dates: Through March 31
Venue: Jiayuanhai Art Museum
Address: 39 Dazhi Rd
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