Chen Long

The theme of the 2000 Shanghai Biennale 'Shanghai Spirit' reflects the eager readiness of the city to assimilate various cultural elements and renovate its own cultural tradition. The changes that Shanghai has been undergoing these years are typical changes undergone by China in the past century.

As Fang Zengxian wrote in the preface, 'For years, China has always observed and absorbed Western Civilization through Shanghai and at the same time, Shanghai is always the window to China through which the rest of the world came to know and appreciate her culture and people.' As a result, the 3rd Biennale for the first time has formed a board of sponsors composed of members from both China and abroad. It is not only an exhibition of Chinese contemporary art, but also a stage for displaying works by artists from all over the world.

The catalogue includes preface by Fang Zengxian, artist statements and biographies.

Other participating artists: Matthew Barney, Gordon Bennet, Philip-Lorca Dicorcia, Marlene Dumas, Bernard Frize, William Kentridge, Anselm Kiefer, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Aglaia Konrad, Lani Maestro, Georges Lilanga Di Nyama, Sarkis

Artist/s (to be added to AUTHOR): Tadao ANDO (安藤忠雄), Montien BOONMA (มณเฑียร บุญมา), Guoqiang CAI (蔡國強 b.1957), Yungho CHANG (張永和), Peiqiu CHEN (陳佩秋 b.1922), Ping CHEN (陳平 b.1960), Yanyin CHEN (陳妍音 b.1958), Zhengqu DUAN (段正渠 b.1958), Lijun FANG (方力鈞 b.1963), Shaohua FANG (方少華 b.1962), Katsura FUNAKOSHI (舟越桂), Ce GUAN (管策 b.1957), Bo HAI (海波 b.1962), Heri Dono, Hao HONG (洪浩 b.1965), Buhching HUANG (黃步青 b.1948), Yongping HUANG (黃永砯 b.1954), Dachun JI (季大純 b.1968), Dahai JIANG (江大海 b.1949), Anish KAPOOR, On KAWARA (河原溫), Bul LEE (이불), Ufan LEE (이우환 b.1936), Warren Chiwo LEUNG (梁志和), Huasheng LI (李華生 b.1944), Shaoji LIANG (梁紹基), Shuo LIANG (梁碩 b.1976), Xiaodong LIU (劉小東 b.1963), Fusheng LU (盧輔聖 b.1949), Ken LUM (林蔭庭), Tatsuo MIYAJIMA (宮島達男), Mariko MORI (森万里子), Chatchai PUIPIA (ชาติชาย ปุยเปีย), Fengguo QU (曲豐國), Chuanwen REN (任傳文 b.1963), Chong SHI (石沖 b.1963), Hui SHI (施慧 b.1955), Jianguo SUI (隋建國 b.1956), Fiona TAN, Liming TIAN (田黎明 b.1955), Huaiqing WANG (王懷慶 b.1944), Jianwei WANG (汪建偉 b.1958), Qiang WANG (王強 b.1957), Yuping WANG (王玉平 b.1962), Shunkit WONG (王純杰 b.1953), Nanxing XIE (謝南星 b.1970), Peiming YAN (嚴培明 b.1960), Peng YU (于彭 b.1955), Wang ZHAN (展望 b.1962), Dongfeng ZHANG (張冬峰 b.1958), Hao ZHANG (張浩 b.1962), Peili ZHANG (張培力 b.1957), Bandi ZHAO (趙半狄 b.1966), Xiaohu ZHOU (周嘯虎 b.1960)… (altro)