West Bund Art & Design 2020 | Fairs | Fairs & Collecting

Gagosian is pleased to participate in West Bund Art & Design 2020 with an extensive group presentation. Along with the gallery’s booth at ART021 Shanghai, on view between November 14 and 15, this will be Gagosian’s first in-person art fair since the COVID-19 lockdown in March. The gallery’s participation was made possible by extraordinary support from the artists involved.

Featured artists include Georg Baselitz, Huma Bhabha, Dan Colen, John Currin, Urs Fischer, Helen Frankenthaler, Theaster Gates, Katharina Grosse, Jennifer Guidi, Simon Hantaï, Hao Liang, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, Tetsuya Ishida, Alex Israel, Y.Z. Kami, Takashi Murakami, Albert Oehlen, Rudolf Polanszky, Sterling Ruby, Sarah Sze, Adriana Varejão, Mary Weatherford, Tom Wesselmann, Rachel Whiteread, and Zeng Fanzhi. Many of the works were made especially for the fair and have not been previously exhibited.

To receive a PDF with detailed information on the works, please contact the gallery at inquire@gagosian.com.

Download the full press release in English (pdf), Simplified Chinese (pdf), or Traditional Chinese (pdf)

Hao Liang, Spring and Fall, 2020 © Hao Liang

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