From the towering chimneys and roaring riverside docks to the open and shared space, Yangpu Riverside carries the century old industrial civilization of Shanghai, and is drawing upon art and technology to revitalize industrial heritage and intervene in urban renewal. The factory has transformed into a fashion center, the warehouse has became an exhibition hall, public art works complement the river scenery, and various cultural and artistic activities flood in. The rusty texture of the industrial era has integrated into the lifestyle of the modern city. Yangpu Riverside has always upheld the important concept of a people’s city, writing a new urban life landscape in an artistic way.

“The Shanghai Urban Space Art Season 2019”, an eye-catching art event aiming at encouraging people to form an attachment to their community through cultural understanding, has rejuvenated the 5.5-kilometer public space along the Yangpu Riverside with its 20 large-scale permanent site-specific installations created by internationally acclaimed artists, including Esther Stocker from Italy, Oscar Oiwa from Brazil, Liu Jianhua, Xu Zhen, Song Dong from China, Richard Wilson from the UK, Felice Varini from Switzerland, Pascale Martine Tayou from Cameroon, José de Guimarães from Portugal, and Yusuki Asai, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Keisuke Takahashi, Mé from Japan.

By 2024, with the epidemic over and the city recovering, Art Pioneer Studio has, once again, been commissioned by the organizer, this time inviting the renowned contemporary artist Ding Yi to design the 21st new public artwork. We hope that this work will become a brand new landmark shining along the Yangpu Riverside, waiting for people to meet again.

The public artwork is located in the Green Open Space of Minghua Sugar Factory, south of Anpu Road in Yangpu District, Shanghai, to which east is the original Minghua Sugar Factory building, west the Green Hill, and south is the Yangpu Riverside Trail.

Three other public artworks near the site are Yusuki Asai’s “Wilderness Growing up in the City”, Oscar Oiwa’s “Time Shipper” and Pascale Martine Tayou’s “Streeg”.

The site-specific commissioned public artwork is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024. Stay tuned as we share more about this incredible artwork!

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APSMUSEUM is a non-profit art space founded by Art Pioneer Studio and its founder, Ms. Robin Wong. With focuses on contemporary art, architecture, design, fashion, and other creative fields, the APSMUSEUM aims to discover, build, and integrate these areas of interest into a “space” of possibilities. The APSMUSEUM attempts to extend diverse public cultural spaces that bring together art, architecture, and design, a venue of cultural consumption of art and fashion, a psychological space that addresses man and social culture. APSMUSEUM is located in the L+Mall of Lujiazui, Shanghai. The renowned Italian design firm, Stefano Boeri Achitetti, executes its interior design consisting of APSPACE for exhibition, APSTORE for art and design shop, and APSALON for meetings. APSMUSEUM aims to create an unconventional exhibition space that brings art and culture to a vibrant retail concept.