As highly active and experimental, artist groups in Shanghai have long played an important role in the shaping of the contemporary art world in China. History in the Making: Shanghai 1979 – 2009 intends to trace an all-encompassing overview of the Shanghai contemporary art scene since 1979 through to the present.

This exhibition would encourage discussion around three aspects, and the curatorial framework will help to clarify the sequential role the Shanghai art groups have played within the larger framework of the development of Chinese contemporary art in general. This exhibition is not only an overview of the Shanghai contemporary art scene, but also the first time that several generations of characteristic artists from Shanghai (including different age groups, different artistic approaches) have been brought together in the form of an exhibition.

Some Participating Artists: Qiu Deshu, Zhang Jianjun, Shi Yong, Yu Youhan, Yang Zhenzhong, Qian Weikang, Wang Nanming, Ding Yi, Zhou Zixi, Chen Juyuan, Zhou Tiehai, Song Haidong, Yang Hui, M Group, Gong Jianqing, Hu Jianping, Shen Fan, Sun Liang, Ni Weihua, He Yang, Gu Lei, Xu Zhen, Yang Xu, Jin Feng, Li Shan, Tang Guangming, Shen Qibin, Tang Maohong, Li Piughu, Jin Shan, Li Mu, Bird Head, Liang Yue, Song Tao, Xiang Liqing, Liu Jianhua, Zhang Xin, Jin Feng (Junior), Hu Jieming, Huang Kui, Yang Fudong, Ni Jun