Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

4. Masterworks from the Collections of the Centre Pompidou

The West Bund Museum in Shanghai

The Shape of Time (Nov 8, 2019 - May 9, 2021)

Observations (Nov 8-Mar 29, 2020)

Under the framework of the Centre Pompidou x West Bund Museum Project, a high-level cultural exchange between China and France that goes on from this year to 2024, the newly inaugurated Shanghai museum is staging exhibitions, both featuring selected artworks from the collections of the Centre Pompidou.

Running until May 9, 2021, the long-term exhibition The Shape of Time, featuring more than 100 artworks from the Centre Pompidou, briefs the audience on the history and stories behind the artworks, including those by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Marcel Duchamp. Another exhibition Observations, running until March 29, 2020, presents 16 signature works by 15 artists, highlights from the Centre Pompidou New Media Collection to sketch out the worldwide development of new media art.

In five years, Centre Pompidou will host three exhibitions, each lasting at least 18 months, at the West Bund Museum, along with other 10 exhibitions each lasting at least six months. Meanwhile, Centre Pompidou in Paris will host three major exhibitions on China's contemporary art.

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