Prince Claus Fund presented at Shanghai Contemporary 2011
At the initiative of one of its network partners, Arthub Asia, the Prince Claus Fund presented its activities at the Shanghai Contemporary that was held from 8 – 10 September 2011. Given the important role artists and intellectuals play in China this was a great opportunity for the Fund to connect to Chinese artists and cultural pioneers. The Prince Claus Fund supports persons and organizations in situations where freedom for cultural expression is limited due to conflict, poverty, oppression, marginalization and taboos.
At the fair the Fund presented its programmes through projections on the walls of a booth. The booth was especially designed by architect Juan Pablo Corvalan Hochberger, member of another network partner of the Fund; the architects collective Supersudaca. He designed the Mueblestein, an all- in- one furniture piece where the documentation of the Fund was presented and visitors could take a rest while reading the publications of the Fund or watching its activities projected on the walls. Many Chinese visitors paused at the booth and showed a great interest in the work of the Prince Claus Fund. The Fund broadened its network and created new possibilities for future collaborations in Asia.
Shanghai Contemporary 2011
For the 5th time the Shanghai Contemporary highlights the work of galleries that promote innovative practices and research and nurture the creative movements that are crossing China and Asia, changing the global cultural landscape. The fair is held inside and outside the walls of the Exhibition Centre, involving galleries, the city's cultural and educational institutions, alternative and independent art spaces, and the most advanced expressions of the city's creative industries and the media.
During the 15 year existence of the Prince Claus Fund, it has supported many cultural activities and organisations in Asia, amongst them our network partner Arthub Asia. Arthub Asia is a non-profit contemporary art organization devoted to stimulating the creation of creation across Asia. In collaboration with museums and other private spaces and institutions, Arthub Asia initiates and delivers projects through a sustained dialogue with performance and new media artists. Arthub Asia and Shanghai Contemporary at the fair organize The First Issue, Hot Spots, The Asia Pacific Photography Prize. An international jury of photographers, editors, curators and critics will select established and new artists who are presented by their galleries at the art fair.
For more information, please take a look at: www.shcontemporary.info
"Prince Claus Fund connected to cultural pioneers in China"
The Prince Claus Fund participated in Shanghai Contemporary 2011
Shanghai Art Fair 2011
Shanghai Art Fair 2011
Shanghai Art Fair 2011
Network Partnership
view programmeAn open, mutually beneficial exchange based on respect and trust. That is the core of The Prince Claus Fund’s Network Partnerships Programme. Each year the Fund invites two cultural organisations with their own established networks in Asia, Africa, Latin America or the Caribbean to become Network Partners for 3 years. The partners and the Fund build a relationship through working together on innovative activities, giving advice, inspiration and support and sharing the experience of their networks.
Davide Quadrio
Davide Quadrio is co-founder and director of ArtHub Arthub Asia, Shanghai, China Spearheaded by a dynamic team of specialized curators and producers, ArtHub Asia is a cultural and artistic constellation of independent thinkers devoted to contemporary art creation in China and across Asia. In collaboration with museums and other public / private spaces and institutions, and in close dialogue with itsadvisory board, Arthub Asia initiates and delivers ambitious art projects through a sustained dialogue with visual, performance, and new media artists. Inspired by the collective intelligence generated across media,Arthub Asia serves as a collaborative production lab, a creative think tank as well as a curatorial research platform. Arthub Asia is committed to furthering experimentation, knowledge-production and diversity among dedicated artists, art professionals, scholars, and arts organizations in the region. Arthub Asia’s mission is to: // Identify, provide, and enable intellectual, strategic, logistical and financial means for ambitious new artistic projects and productions by Chinese and Asian contemporary artists. // Actively facilitate an informal network of contemporary artists, art professionals and writers, both within the region and beyond- starting first with an Asia-wide exchange platform and community, where different ideas and individuals merge, interact and motivate each other. // Act as a catalyzer of the same people who want to share and initiate ideas for projects including for knowledge production (publications, research projects, symposia) and diversity (capacity building, networking and regional mapping). // To continue to develop new and informed audiences through educational initiatives. // Serve as a Platform for international partners including artists, scholars, universities, not-profit initiatives and museums, and facilitate the production of exhibitions, performances, workshops, and specialized art tours. Arthub is registered a non-for-profit organization in Hong Kong, with three directors based across Asia ( Davide Quadrio in Bangkok, Defne Ayas in Shanghai and Qiu Zhijie in Beijing) Having already facilitated more than 110 activities in China and the rest of Asia since its inception in 2007 ,Arthub has already become the major provider of structural support not only for artists working in China and across Asia, but also for a global community of leading curators, art professionals and producers. Arthub was initially conceived to support through structural funding the not-for-profit BizArt Art Centre, allowing it to continue promoting contemporary art in China and to reach out across Asia, especially the documentation and archiving of BizArt-related projects. Arthub, Network Partner from 1 December 2007 to the 31st of November 2010. ArtHub receives an amount of 181,000 Euros for this period of three years. Website www.arthubasia.org
Prince Claus Fund presented at Shanghai Contemporary 2011title
Prince Claus Fund presented at Shanghai Contemporary 2011title
At the initiative of one of its network partners, Arthub Asia, the Prince Claus Fund presented its activities at the Shanghai Contemporary that was held from 8 – 10 September 2011. Given the important role artists and intellectuals play in China this was a great opportunity for the Fund to connect to Chinese artists and cultural pioneers. The Prince Claus Fund supports persons and organizations...
