‘the city of forking paths‘ expo boulevard, shanghai on now until october 31st, 2010

‘flatbed trailer’  by wim delvoye laser cut corten steel image © tony metaxas

curated by ami barak – an independent art critique who lives and works in paris, france – and organized by JGM. galerie, ‘art for the world -the city of forking path’ is a sculptural exhibition taking place as part of the world expo 2010. here, twenty monumental sculptures made by artists of the international and chinese contemporary art scene are on display. each work is different but all of them deal with the urban context, relating to tradition and how to face the future and give the audience a better feeling about the artists’ way to face this reality.

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘flatbed trailer’ image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘possessing numerous peaks’ by huang zhiyang 20 carved granite stones image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths detail image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘a giant leap of faith’ by subodh gupta stainless steel 700cm x 180 cm x 180 cm image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths detail image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘jennifer walking, orange’ by julian opie LED double sided monolith 185. 5 cm x 86 cm x 26 cm image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘jennifer walking, orange’ by julian opie image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘hehe, xiexie’ by zhang huan mirror-finished stainless steel 600 cm x 420 cm x 380 cm image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘hehe, xiexie’ by zhang huan image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘iridescent planet shanghai’ by tomas saraceno transparent mirrored foil, solar panels, black rope and webbing image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘iridescent planet shanghai’ by tomas saraceno image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘water, east wind, golden dragon’ by wang guangyi corten steel image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘water, east wind, golden dragon’ by wang guangyi corten steel image © tony metaxas

art for the world the city of forking paths ‘expo boulevard’

the exhibition takes place within the expo site on all three levels of the expo boulevard in pudong. the passageway of the boulevard stretches from the main entrance on shangnan road in the south to the expo park in the north, and is 1045 meters in length and 140 meters in width. it is a 3-floor structure with a daylight roof, featuring six structures pointing skyward, known as the sunny valleys, that can collect rainfall and disperse sunshine into the underground level of the boulevard. the expo boulevard serves the national pavilions and hosts the site’s celebratory events.