Asian Art Museum (Venue Partner)
200 Larkin St
415.581.3500
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The Young Companion, no. 101 (January 1935) Published by Liangyou Publishing Company Bound volume. Collection of the Shanghai History Museum
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- When
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Feb 12, 2010 – Sep 5, 2010
Tuesdays–Wednesdays (10am–5pm)
Thursdays (10am–9pm)
Fridays–Sundays (10am–5pm)
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- Price
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$17
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“By any metric, Shanghai is a city of superlatives: it boasts the largest population of any metropolitan area in China, and is a generator and arbiter of world culture due to both its historical significance to the mainland and by being home to one of the world's busiest ports. Kicking off a year-long celebration of the cosmopolitan metropolis, set to coincide with the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the Asian Art Museum's massive exhibition, Shanghai, reflects the city's various turns as the fin-de-siecle "Paris of the East," wellspring of the influential Shanghai Deco design aesthetic, a center for the leading propaganda machine of the Cultural Revolution, and a contemporary haven for boundary-pushing artists of all stripes.”
[OPEN], Flavorpill
Shanghai explores, through the mirror of its art, the tumultuous history that has resulted in one of the world's most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities. For more than a century, Shanghai artists have not only been documenting the city's many changes but also leading its way into the future. This exhibition features more than 130 oil paintings, Shanghai Deco furniture and rugs, revolutionary posters, works of fashion, movie clips, and contemporary installations. They are significant visual documents of the city's rich and ever-changing culture. The Asian Art Museum's Shanghai exhibition is the cornerstone of the Shanghai Celebration —a year-long Bay Area-wide collaboration honoring SF's sister city and coinciding with the 2010 World Expo hosted by none other than Shanghai.
