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art for the world - the city of forking paths
'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.
'flatbed trailer'
image © tony metaxas
'possessing numerous peaks' by huang zhiyang
20 carved granite stones
image © tony metaxas
detail
image © tony metaxas
'a giant leap of faith' by subodh gupta
stainless steel
700cm x 180 cm x 180 cm
image © tony metaxas
detail
image © tony metaxas
'jennifer walking, orange' by julian opie
LED double sided monolith
185. 5 cm x 86 cm x 26 cm
image © tony metaxas
'jennifer walking, orange' by julian opie
image © tony metaxas
'hehe, xiexie' by zhang huan
mirror-finished stainless steel
600 cm x 420 cm x 380 cm
image © tony metaxas
'hehe, xiexie' by zhang huan
image © tony metaxas
'iridescent planet shanghai' by tomas saraceno
transparent mirrored foil, solar panels, black rope and webbing
image © tony metaxas
'iridescent planet shanghai' by tomas saraceno
image © tony metaxas
'water, east wind, golden dragon' by wang guangyi
corten steel
image © tony metaxas
'water, east wind, golden dragon' by wang guangyi
corten steel
image © tony metaxas
'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.
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