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“Moon Bay” by Chinese artist Liang Shaoji — All photos by Jiang Xiaowei

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Sculpting urban space

Li Qian Jing’an
he biennial sculpture keyw rds
fair returns to Jing’an
this month.
T The 2020 Jing’an In- Editor’s note:
ternational Sculpture Project, Jing’an sits at the heart of
“Reshaping Space,” features Shanghai. It represents the
more than 50 works from an in- essence of the history and
ternational array of artists. culture of the city, home
Most will be on display at the to century-old buildings,
Jing’an Sculpture Park, while big-name attractions, glitzy
the rest will adorn Fengshengli retail malls and charming art
commercial zone, Plaza 66 retail galleries. Annual music and
mall, Wujiang Road pedestrian art events give the district a
street and Jing’an Foreign Lan- distinctive ambience. In this
guage Primary School. series, we showcase the
Public art promotes urban re- highlights of Jing’an.
newal and the public’s aesthetic
consciousness. As such, this
year’s fair takes place in numer- “Unite” by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes society. He believes art is the
ous public spaces. most effective way to bring
Sculptures not to miss include about social revolutions.
“We Are The World,” which aligns “Silver Mambo,” several giant
with the coronavirus outbreak, bullet-size sculptures, was de-
JING’AN
this year’s most resonant topic. signed by Fake Studio, run by a
The work by China’s A.R.T. In- couple of Chinese artists Fang Er
stitution consists of five boats and Meng Jing. More than mere
filled with people in protective sculptures, they’re also auditory
outfits, as well as animals such installations that viewers can
as zebras, pandas and dogs, a push to hear different sounds.
Noah’s Ark metaphor signifying The couple took recordings from
global unity in the fight against daily life, such as noise from
the pandemic. roads and construction sites,
Artists in the exhibition say and embedded them into “Silver
they’re paying tribute to this Mambo,” meant to reflect rapid
fight and hope to spark reflec- social changes and represent a
tion on the relationship between sign of the times.
humans and nature. “Reshaping Space” exhibits
Richard Long, a renowned con- how personal memories can be
temporary artist from the United combined with public spaces,
Kingdom, brought his “Four “We Are The World” by China’s A.R.T. Institution and how people interact with
Ways” sculpture to Shanghai. artificial urban scenery.
Made of slates, it’s shaped like the African tradition of a talking exemplifies how industrial Spanish artist Juan Garaiza-
a cross and with a rustic quality tree where everyone is free to products become organic life bal’s “Ever Time Gate” consists
Scan on WeChat to have reminiscent of mountains, rocks express themselves. forms, ultimately returning to of 18 staircases leading to a door
real-time update of what’s and untouched land. Shanghai native Liang Shaoji’s the natural world. in the middle of the sky, symbol-
izing China’s open-mindedness
happening in the district. Cameroonian artist Pascale “Moon Bay,” made of stainless Mexican Pedro Reyes’ “Unite”
(Chinese only) Marthine Tayou addresses the steel, expresses how human ac- is a giant red steel sculpture to the world and the importance
fate of human beings and the tivities affect the natural world crafted as two people standing of traditional culture.
notion of a global village in his with reshaped exhaust pipes together with a “give me five” The fair runs through the
work. His sculpture, “The Talk- resembling trumpet shells that gesture. The sculpture explores end of 2020 and includes live
ing Tree,” is made of plastic, flow with ocean waves illumi- interpersonal relationships music, flash mobs and photo
metal and cement, and based on nated by the moon. The piece as well as individuals and the competitions as well.