SHANGHAI.- PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai 2019 has once again cemented its position as Asia Pacific’s leading destination for discovering and collecting photography. The Fair impressed collectors with diverse gallery presentations and special exhibitions that illustrated the breadth and versatility of photography, enabling strong sales to local and international buyers and institutions.

The sixth edition of the Fair, with Presenting Partner Porsche, welcomed more than 30,000 people including important collectors, curators and arts professionals from around the world. Recognizing photography as a changing and developing artform, the Fair emphasized the experimental features of photography, encouraging new approaches and ideas through history and today.

Combining experimental artworks with renowned classics
On her experience of the Fair, Karen Smith, the Artistic Director, Shanghai Center of Photography and Director of OCAT Xi’an commented, “A lot of important artworks which have their names in the contemporary art world can be seen in the PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai. Different sections on site have different requirements, presenting experimental artworks with different media, but finally, all the works presented go back to the nature of photography.”

On his experience of the fair, Nick Buckley Wood, the Asia Director of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac commented: “The fair continues to be the strongest art fair in Asia focusing on photography. The Chinese audience seems to growing, and the quality of collectors is also improving. The Fair is run very professionally."

Working closely with the leading museum and art institutes in Asia Pacific area, PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai has also nurtured the annual Season of Photography in September. Significant photography based exhibitions are open around the city in major museums, institutes and galleries, making Shanghai a vital meeting point for photography and art from all over the world.