Fotografiska Shanghai

Martin Parr [Short & sweet] 2025.3.14-2025.7.13 Nearly 400 representative works from over 50 years of the life and humor master’s photography career "Through photography, I hope to transform reality into fiction. I strive to achieve this by twisting society’s natural prejudices." — Martin Parr Friends: The Japanese writer next door is more attractive, yet you’re seriously focused on this one 😂 If you stay in the UK for eight years, you’ll understand why some quirky fashions are loved, even a photo of chewing gum can resonate~ this vibe~ British tattoos, British piercings, I’ll never forget making my own belly button ring to sell to teenagers for pocket money, then getting hooked and going to Selfridges to get a belly button piercing, where the staff asked me to bring a parent or ID to prove I was an adult, so I brought a foreign classmate to pretend to be my parent 😂 then got beaten by my own parents when I returned to Shanghai~ who understood back then how crazy we were about piercings with classmates~ This lifelong British affection was once despised, I desperately wanted to go home, but later it proved to be a curse~ What is British humor? It’s humor that no one except the British finds funny 😂 like others questioning what’s so good about these things 😂 It’s all about self-entertainment, happiness, and simplicity — that’s the British spirit~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rinko Kawauchi [a faraway shining star, twinkling in hand] 2025.2.21-2025.6.22 A philosophical poem about "life" told through images (SIGMA collaboration exhibition) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wawi Navarroza [Wild at Heart] 2025.3.14-2025.7.13 Labor, handicrafts, identity definition Tradition and contemporary, handmade and mass-produced, local and global Challenging traditional female narratives, combining layers of colors and objects in a unique way to embody cultural fusion, creating her own "tropical gothic" artistic style world ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Erik Johansson [All We Have is Now] 2025.1.17-2025.5.4 A surreal visual feast (immersive dynamic multimedia imagery) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Yin Hang [Upgraded Flame] 2025.3.14-2025.5.4 A unique realm of works combining sculpture and photography by the artist, focusing on the symbolic interaction of "discipline" and "collusion," establishing a way for originally binary opposites to intertwine 👆🏻 One ticket for multiple exhibitions! The white sunglasses are a gift from the Martin Parr exhibition~ vibe outfit 😂 unique British humor 🥳

When the TV series Blossoms was a hit last year, there was a big controversy: many netizens thought the scenes in the drama didn't look like Shanghai in the 1990s, but more like Hong Kong. What was Shanghai like in 1990? Remove the filter of memory and see the real thing through a photography exhibition and the photos of a Dutch photographer. 🖼️ 1990-1993 Shanghai: Moments and Eternity 📌 Venue: Fotografiska Shanghai 📍 Address: No. 127 Guangfu Road, Shanghai (next to Sihang Warehouse) 💰 Tickets: 120/adult, 80/concession (children, seniors, students, etc.) In 1991, the French fashion magazine Vogue Hommes hired Dutch photographer Robert and writer and film director Emmanuel Carrère to come to Shanghai to shoot a special report. They didn't shoot too many famous attractions in Shanghai. Apart from some historical neighborhoods and the rising Pudong, the photographer and director chose to go deep into the streets and alleys of the city to feel and discover the real life of the people, leaving many vivid and interesting moments. I took my aunt, who recently returned to Shanghai to visit relatives, to the exhibition. She moved to the United States with her daughter in 1992, and these photos brought back many old memories for her and also took me back to my childhood. Fotografiska is a gallery focusing on photographic art, and there are currently four exhibitions going on. The pass allows you to visit all the exhibitions in the gallery. In addition to this photography exhibition about Shanghai in the 1990s, Extraordinary Realism is the first and largest African photography exhibition in Asia. It is rich in content and worth seeing. We bought a ticket + afternoon tea package. The café is located on the top floor of the 4th floor, with a spacious space, comfortable sofas, and an outdoor terrace. The package is cost-effective, but the taste is slightly ordinary. You can also choose to buy some souvenirs or have a cup of coffee at the art center store on the first floor. In the warm autumn sunshine, everything is so pleasant. Fotografiska Shanghai

💐The weekend in the Magic City finally cleared up, with bright sunshine, so I went to the citywalk by the Suzhou River. I passed by the Fotografiska Center of Photography and went in for a visit, and it was truly stunning! 🌈On the second floor of the Fotografiska Center of Photography, there's a newly opened retrospective exhibition of the French photography master Elliott Erwitt - 'Adventures in Photography'! It offers a perspective into the soul of the city and explores human emotions! 🌸Under the strong Swedish color scheme, one can fully experience the French romanticism. The exhibition has about 100 pieces, and through these decisive moments, you feel that he must be a person filled with human warmth, humor, and depth... 🎊The entire exhibition space from F1 to F4 is very photogenic, almost as if the Swedish color palette supports the whole exhibition, creating a very Nordic atmosphere. ⌚️Exhibition Dates: March 1, 2024 - June 2, 2024 🏠Exhibition Venue: Fotografiska 💰Admission Fee: 120rmb

As someone passionate about photography, I've always been keen on various photography art exhibitions. A few days ago, I took Pumpkin to Fotografiska for an exhibition, which is currently the largest photography art exhibition in the Magic City. I thought it would be a good opportunity for a cultural and aesthetic education trip for the child, to enhance their sense of beauty. The entire exhibition area is nearly 4600 square meters, including exhibition halls, a cafe, a restaurant, and an art shop. It's indeed huge! And it's quite photogenic, walking with a child for a whole day is no problem at all. This time we saw four exhibitions: ✨ 'Elliott Erwitt: Adventures in Photography' A photographer with a humanistic perspective, including a 'Children' series that is more suitable for parent-child interaction and explanation. Easier for the kids to understand. Ps: This exhibition ends on 6/2 - sisters who want to go should hurry! ✨ 'River Stories' Conveys the story of rivers over the decades to the present, realistic with a touch of poetry, relatively profound. ✨ 'Cooper & Gorfer: The Sirens' Song' My personal favorite exhibition! About female power, the overall use of color is very bold. ✨ 'Alien Flora Sequence' 'When electronic waste is given new life...', the so-called 'symbiosis', this area is a bit dreamcore, and a bit profound for the kids. Besides being family-friendly, I didn't expect the exhibition to also be pet-friendly!! For example, what's it like to see a dog in the exhibition hall? Well, it's a heartfelt feeling of camaraderie~

Fotografiska, the photography art center, is located in a century-old warehouse by the Suzhou Creek. Featuring world-class photographic works and exhibition themes, the weathered structure of the warehouse brings a modern vibe and artistic tranquility. Beyond the distinctive and diverse exhibitions, this historic building offers multifunctional spaces. There’s a café, restaurant, art shop, rooftop bar, street-facing leisure area, and the warm spring breeze along the Suzhou Creek. It’s a place where you can daydream all day, filled with the unique flavor of a cosmopolitan city. ❤ Why We Recommend: One ticket grants access to 5️⃣ exhibitions, covering the hottest contemporary photographic artworks and conversations with top global artists. The package also includes rooftop afternoon tea, offering excellent value. 🌟 Highlights: ✔️ Café, bar, ice cream shop, art store. Mona restaurant is highly rated; outdoor street seating during the day is hard to get, and at night it becomes an iconic Western dining spot. The art shop’s layout and atmosphere are casual yet sophisticated. Bright sunlight pours through the floor-to-ceiling windows, blending the art pieces you select with the riverside street scenes outside. ✔️ Rooftop Bar Afternoon Tea on the 4th Floor After enjoying a visual journey from humanity to animals, climb the industrial-style stairs to the 4th-floor rooftop. Overlook the Suzhou Creek waterfront or gaze at the bullet-riddled walls of the Sihang Warehouse. A cup of hot tea or coffee paired with a chocolate tart dessert calms your excited and complex emotions, welcoming the nightfall. ✔️ Five Major Art Exhibitions 1️⃣ Swiss surrealist artist Erik Johansson’s latest solo exhibition "The Present is All" is a visual feast combining real images and surreal creativity, featuring eight works in total. You can comfortably lie down or sit inside the venue and immerse yourself in the world of art. 2️⃣ "Pet Mobilization" gathers 24 artists with over 100 works. This exhibition focuses on pets, depicting the emotional bonds between pets and us. The themes "Shake" and "Wet Dog" are especially adorable and uniquely presented. 3️⃣ Rinko Kawauchi’s "Distant Shining Stars Flickering in the Hand" is a journey about life, time, and perception, full of warmth and healing. 4️⃣ Local emerging artist Wang Hanlin’s solo exhibition "Animal Capital" uses "pets" as an entry point to examine humanity by observing pets and exploring the structure of human society. 5️⃣ The Pictet Photography Award "Human" themed exhibition showcases over 100 works by 12 photographers. It covers documentary, portrait, and landscape photography, addressing issues such as indigenous struggles, conflicts, childhood, economic collapse, traces of human habitation and industrial development, gang violence, borderlands, and migration.

Just finished watching the art exhibition "Space: The Inner Glow," and I have been immersed in it for a long time. This is not just an exhibition about the universe, but a journey inward ❤️. The exhibition uses the "cosmic camera obscura" as a metaphor to explore the interplay between darkness and light, science and poetry, observation and imagination. The 20 sets of works collectively tell the same story: as we gaze 👀 at the universe, the universe is also gazing 👀 at us. What touched me most was the exhibition’s emphasis on the "inner glow"—Einstein once said that without the light of the heart, the universe is just dust. Here, astronomical images are not just data but carriers of emotion; aerospace technology is not just engineering but also about memory, myth, and belonging. If you often look up at the stars ✨ late at night, and if you believe that art and science can have a gentle dialogue, then this exhibition might light up a spark of inner light for you. It doesn’t provide answers but invites you to find that human glow between vastness and smallness. 📆 Exhibition dates: 2025.11.12-2026.3.8 10:30-23:30

In the past, the area north of Suzhou Creek in Zhabei District, Shanghai, was considered a place of little importance. Nowadays, when night falls, the area is as quiet and peaceful as a European town. The Fotografiska Shanghai, a creative space transformed from an old factory, exudes warmth and romance through its windows!

There are many young people at the Fotografiska Center for Photography and Visual Arts. Their keen sense of color and shape in cultural and creative products makes them linger and forget to leave. They either come with friends or wander alone, quietly appreciating the art in this temple as if savoring a visual feast. In this ocean of art, young couples are also a common sight. They come hand in hand to experience and enjoy the visual journey together, sharing the power and charm of art with other young people. They use images to depict life and love, constantly sparking new ideas and thoughts about the world in this artistic sanctuary. Here, they seek inspiration, find themselves, and leave their unique marks on the world. Their presence is like a beautiful landscape, adding endless vitality and charm to the Fotografiska Center for Photography and Visual Arts. This place is their stage and the starting point of their dreams.

❤️ "Only by loving animals can a part of our soul be awakened." 🐶 After having pets, we understand that the bond between hands and paws transcends species. 🐰 They teach us love and responsibility, heal loneliness, inspire creativity, and become the protagonists of fairy tales. We cherish everything about them and are grateful they accept us as we are. 📷 Come to Fotografiska Photography Art Center's "Pet Mobilization" pet-themed photography exhibition (2024.12.7-2025.3.9) by the Suzhou River to feel love and warmth. 👉 Other ongoing exhibitions at the venue include: Rinko Kawauchi "Distant Shining Stars Flickering in the Hand" Exhibition period: 2025.2.21-2025.6.22 Patek Photography Award "Human" Themed Exhibition Exhibition period: 2025.1.17-2025.3.9 Hanlin Wang "Animal Capital Theory" Exhibition period: 2025.1.17-2025.3.9 Eric Johnson "The Present is All" Exhibition period: 2025.1.17-2025.5.4 📍 Right next to Sihang Warehouse, 🚇 Line 12 Qufu Road Station at Joy City, a 5-minute walk away. 💁🏻‍♀️ Let's come together to thank our furry friends for their companionship!

The Fotografiska Image Art Center at No. 127, Guangfu Road, Shanghai, is an old warehouse built in 1931 and has now been transformed into a 4-story art space. Recently, it has brought us an unprecedented African photography exhibition - "MARVELLOUS REALISM". • Myth: Explore the mysterious stories and ancient legends of Africa. • Flow: Feel the vitality of the African land and the circulation of culture. • Memory: Look back at the history and memories of the African people through the lens of the photographer. This exhibition brings together the masterpieces of 16 photographers and is one of the largest African photography exhibitions in Asia. Each piece tells a story with its unique composition, vivid expressions, and real emotional transmission. The exhibition hall uses the changes of shadows and lights to enhance the sense of hierarchy of the picture, giving people a movie-like immersive visual effect. • Address: No. 127, Guangfu Road, Shanghai. • Time: 10:30-23:00 (closed on Mondays). • Exhibition period: August 30, 2024 - December 1, 2024. • Ticket: CNY 160 (a pass can be used to visit 4 exhibitions, including coffee and dessert on the 4F terrace).

📍Located on the banks of the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, Fotografiska Photography Art Center 📝Following Stockholm, Tallinn, New York, and Berlin, Fotografiska Photography Art Center is the fifth worldwide, continuing the innovative model of its global counterparts by combining world-class photography exhibitions with a visitor experience-centered approach. ❤What truly sets Fotografiska Photography Art Center apart from traditional art institutions is its deeply immersive experience, such as lying on the floor to view exhibitions, very casual. 🌟The art museum is open until 11 PM, allowing visitors to enjoy art at their own pace, whether sipping a fine wine or engaging in lively conversations with friends, all while interacting with the art.

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Fotografiska Shanghai and it was an enriching experience that truly enhanced my trip. The standout exhibition showcasing Shanghai in the 1990s was particularly captivating. The photographs beautifully captured the city’s vibrant transformation during that decade, reflecting both its struggles and triumphs. I was fascinated by the contrast between the past and present, as the images brought to life a Shanghai that was rapidly evolving. This exhibition provided profound insights into the city's history, making my visit feel complete. Fotografiska is a must-visit for anyone wanting to appreciate Shanghai's rich cultural narrative! #shanghai #art