goodbye Shanghai
I have an appointment with Biljana Ciric at Duolund Museum of Modern Art, but end up at the artist commune on Moganshan Rd by mistake. It is a lucky mistake cause I wanted to see some more of the galleries and spaces here.
I visit East Link Gallery - a beautiful, raw gallery with cool art, Shanghart Warehouse - a dusty collection of famous Chinese artists, and a handful other galleries. The area is not as upscale as 798, but it is interesting to see the spaces and how they present the art. I don't have too much time, so I hop in a cab to see Biljana in the northeast part of town. She welcomes me warmly, and it turns out we know many of the same people. They have an international residency program, and she is smart and enthusiastic. I get a feeling I might be coming back here. She co-curated the multimedia exhibit we saw at the Zendal Museum, and recommends I visit 2 galleries on the Bund, so I go there.
The cabdriver tells me nobody owns their cab in Shanghai, and drivers have to give 400 RMB/day to the company they rent from. If they drive a 12 hours shift they might make btw 600-800 RMB total -that's pretty bad, and they don't take tips. We have a great early dinner before entering our soft sleeper cabin just before departure.
I visit East Link Gallery - a beautiful, raw gallery with cool art, Shanghart Warehouse - a dusty collection of famous Chinese artists, and a handful other galleries. The area is not as upscale as 798, but it is interesting to see the spaces and how they present the art. I don't have too much time, so I hop in a cab to see Biljana in the northeast part of town. She welcomes me warmly, and it turns out we know many of the same people. They have an international residency program, and she is smart and enthusiastic. I get a feeling I might be coming back here. She co-curated the multimedia exhibit we saw at the Zendal Museum, and recommends I visit 2 galleries on the Bund, so I go there.
The cabdriver tells me nobody owns their cab in Shanghai, and drivers have to give 400 RMB/day to the company they rent from. If they drive a 12 hours shift they might make btw 600-800 RMB total -that's pretty bad, and they don't take tips. We have a great early dinner before entering our soft sleeper cabin just before departure.
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