[2025 Shanghai ] Travel Guide for Fotografiska Shanghai (Updated Jan)

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

Realistic records are really moving. The high-difficulty photography exhibition lighting is very professional. Photographic works, it should be the second time I brushed Liu Chengxiang's, the overly realistic freeze-frame is really easy to enter and bring in, I did almost twenty minutes in the image interview area, talking about people, talking about perspectives, talking about imaging, "If it weren't for these photos, I couldn't tell others what I saw." Every sentence on the guide wire is very touching. Photography seems to be not just a momentary record, but more a record of that real, pure, intended dynamic, it is self, more self. There are also several other exhibitions at the same time, and the view of the rooftop restaurant is also great! You can quietly watch for a few hours 📍Detailed address: Feng Li: White Night Fantasy 2023.10.21-2024.02.25 √FOTOGRAFIKA|127 Guangfu Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai

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!

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

In a corner of the bustling city, next to the Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River, there is an art gallery called the Image Art Center, quietly hidden behind bright glass windows. Downstairs is Mon, with a cafe on the left and a restaurant on the right. Here, you can enjoy the aroma of coffee and food while being surrounded by art. Walk into Mono, order a cup of hot coffee, and enjoy the winter sun on the Suzhou River on a lazy winter afternoon. Through the glass window, the warm sunlight shines on the river, sparkling, and complementing the elegant atmosphere of the art gallery, making you feel comfortable.

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).

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.

🐢 This article wants to give the turtle a different name, which is beyond the image art. Because the Fotografiska Image Art Center by the Suzhou River gives the turtle a comprehensive, three-dimensional, textured, and real feeling. The exhibited works are carefully selected, not meticulously crafted: 'We are increasingly concerned with how others see us and forget our original appearance.' This kind of clarity allows people to touch solidity through images.

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~

Exhibition period: 2023.10.21 to 2024.2.25 'Feng Li: Phantom Landscapes' invites viewers to experience the fantastical, subtle, and true details of contemporary society through Feng Li's lens. Feng Li's work has been widely acclaimed around the world, from Paris to Tokyo, from Shanghai to his hometown Chengdu. This former state-owned media employee has developed a unique visual language and has earned a well-deserved international reputation in the fields of street and fashion photography. After more than thirty years of refinement, his creative practice has evolved with the medium of photography, and he continues to pursue his unique artistic direction. His works are characterized by bright flashes, vivid colors, and a keen observation and capture of the extraordinary in everyday experiences, making them highly recognizable. The exhibition is curated by international photography expert Holly Roussell and presented according to different themes. It will be the first major institutional solo exhibition dedicated to Feng Li's photographic practice. The exhibition will display more than 200 photographs, including his iconic 'White Night' series, which will be presented in a new context. 'Feng Li: Phantom Landscapes' highlights the various stages of Feng Li's dynamic artistic journey, expressing the authenticity of life. 'In a society where image manufacturing is ubiquitous, Feng Li's work stands out for its unique charm. He has a knack for tasting subtle irony and conveying the surreal truths of everyday life. He loves the aesthetic potential of color and is adept at discerning the most inconspicuous details.' — Rong Siyu, Curator 'Feng Li: Phantom Landscapes' exhibition site, Fotografiska Center for Photographic Art 'Feng Li: Phantom Landscapes' exhibition site, Fotografiska Center for Photographic Art Full Bloom, 2023 ©️Feng Li 2:45, 2016 ©️Feng Li Butterfly Man, 2007 ©️Feng Li About the Artist: Feng Li is an artist who is adept at discovering the special in the ordinary. He has uncovered the bizarre side of reality, presenting ordinary life scenes in an extraordinary way. He wanders through the city, instinctively observing those familiar people, objects, and scenes with an intuitive approach, and directly illuminates those incredible moments with a flash. These scenes, sliced by the flash, are ultimately transformed into something strange and unexpected, frozen in time.

Fotografiska Image Art Center There are several exhibitions on three floors in the museum currently Mainly on the second floor ✅ 'Adventures Through the Lens' 2024.3.1-2024.6.2 A retrospective exhibition of street photography master Elliott Erwitt This exhibition covers a collection of Erwitt's works over seventy years in the field of photography. It displays more than 100 photos from Erwitt's career, with the earliest taken in 1949. Erwitt's iconic black and white photos will be presented along with some lesser-known works and some color photos from later in his career. Erwitt has a unique ability to be in the right place at the right time, and through his lens, he captures moments of everyday life, each work filled with warmth and emotion, yet with a touch of humor. ✅ The Via Combusta Exhibition period: 2024.3.9～4.21 Presented by 8 artists, exploring the relationship between technology and invisible forces through mediums such as photography, video, text, and installation art. The curatorial concept is reflected in the golden patterns on the exhibition hall floor, striving to recreate the background ecology of the artists' creation, leading visitors into an experience that connects macro to micro, from nature, city, dwelling, to the body and back to the stars and the sea. The title borrows from a section in horary astrology where the sun and moon are without light, and is also a metaphor for continuously opening the channel between spirit and technology within oneself, with the hope that this exhibition can awaken thoughts on the relationship between technology and spirit in an era too distant from the spirit. ✅ Atour S Hotel Selected x Fotografiska Shanghai Exhibition period: 2024.2.23～3.23 This is a visual journey that starts from the personal experiences of artists, looking at the world from the perspective of tourists, travelers, and residents. Four Magnum photographers present new dimensions and fresh perspectives through portrait photography, landscape photography, and color photography during their residency at Atour S Hotel Selected, leading viewers to experience the charm of four cities: Berlin, San Pedro, Oklahoma City, and Tokyo. ✅ The first and third floors feature the works of Wang Chen 'Synaptic Forest' 'The Rabbit Hole' Exhibition period: 2024.1.19 ～3.24 Friends who like design and photography, remember to go in time! 🎫Tickets 120/Students 80 One ticket gets you access to everything, it's really worth the price! There's a coffee and dessert shop on the first floor And a restaurant with an outdoor terrace on the top fourth floor A really nice place～ ～～～～～

💐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

🌟Fotografiska, this is a museum that combines contemporary photography, art, and culture As the world's largest photography art center🤩 Fotografiska has finally opened on the banks of the Suzhou River in Shanghai, and it is also the first in Asia 👍🏻It's really amazing! 4600 square meters next to the Suzhou River! A whole four stories! 🔺The first to third floors are exhibition halls, and the fourth floor is a restaurant terrace 🔺There is also a cafe and art peripheral sales on the first floor 🖼️The whole art exhibition, coffee, bar... the atmosphere with floor-to-ceiling windows is incredibly good 📸If you are a photography enthusiast, it is highly recommended to visit! 🎏Exhibition Information The exhibitions inside the space are constantly being rotated and updated, let me talk about one that I really liked this time! 🔘'Encounters Through the Lens' - Elliott Erwitt I am very fortunate to see the works of this legendary master in Shanghai, and this exhibition showcases the master's 70 years of photographic works one by one. 🙆🏻‍♂️The 100 works are also very representative, displaying vivid moments to the visitors through the master's lens🤩 🎊Practical Information: 🎵Name: Fotografiska Photography Art Center 📍Address: No. 127 Guangfu Road, Jing'an District 🚇Transportation: Metro lines 8, 12 Qufu Road Station ⏰Time: 10:30-23:00 (Closed on Mondays)

Shanghai finally has a place where you can watch exhibitions and have afternoon tea! A 4600 square meter art space, a full four floors The old factory building has its own artistic sense, gathering multiple exhibitions Nine squares are not enough to put, if you are tired, you can go to the fourth floor for afternoon tea Call your bestie to join, you can stay for an afternoon! The Suzhou River is right next to it, very suitable for citywalk~