The Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MoCA Shanghai; ) is a

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museum in the city of

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. It is located within People's Park, north of

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, the location of a former

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that now holds the central administrative building and museums of Shanghai. Surrounding buildings include the Municipal Government Headquarters, the

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, the

Shanghai Art Museum China Art Museum, Shanghai (Shanghai Art Museum) is a municipal art museum of Shanghai City. It is a public welfare institution funded by the Shanghai City Culture and Tourism Bureau. The museum is housed in the China Pavilion building, formerly ...

and the

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History

MOCA Shanghai was founded in 2005 by the Samuel Kung Foundation as the first non-profit, independent, contemporary art institution in Shanghai. The glass building that houses the exhibitions is a reworking of the former People's Park Greenhouse by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects. The ground floor and first level of the museum have a total of 1,800 square meters (19,400 square feet) of exhibition space, with the two levels connected by a sweeping steel ramp.

Exhibitions

The museum has focused on the promotion of Chinese and international contemporary art with a set of diverse exhibitions that include both well-known and fledgling contemporary Chinese artists, as well as retrospectives for leading names of the fashion and creative world (recently including

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, and

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). The Summer 2012 exhibition was one such retrospective for

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, entitled ''Timeless Beauty.'' In the past, MoCA has partnered with international organizations to host significant exhibitions. In 2007, MoCA partnered with the

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to present the contemporary works from the major survey exhibition, Art in America. More recently, MoCA collaborated with the

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to present ''Nostalgia: East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition,'' which included works from China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Other international exhibitions include contemporary art from

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(in conjunction with the Shanghai Expo),

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, and

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, and an exhibition on Finnish Design in collaboration with

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. Furthermore, MoCA holds a biennale, MoCA Envisage, which focuses on Chinese contemporary art and considers its recent direction and themes. In addition to exhibitions, MoCA runs seminars, talks, and educational programs throughout the year, for both adults and children.

MoCA on the Park

The third floor of MoCA Shanghai is host to "MoCA on the Park" (formerly "Art Lab"), a full restaurant equipped with rooftop patio and bar. Various artworks populate the space, including those by Raymond Choy, Qu Guangci,

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, Zhang Lian xi, Freeman Lau,

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, Yan Lei, and

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. The restaurant also hosts a number of private events and opening ceremonies.

Notes

References

LIAN Zhan visited MOCA for PIXAR 25YEARS OF ANIMATION

KUSAMA YAYOI A dream I dreamed ELLECHINA

KUSAMA YAYOI ASIAN TOUR EXHIBITION

Aura of poetry curator interview art.ifeng 2014.07.15

External links

MoCA Shanghai official website
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