More than 100 events accompanied two major fairs, with a vibrant and chaotic energy befitting China's financial capital

The sprawling event, staged with a $1.9m investment from the city, hopes to boost flagging tourism and provide a new market moment for Asia

Insiders say import taxes are strangling much-needed cultural interchange

Art021 and West Bund fairs, plus a biennial and a slew of gallery shows, were not dampened by the slowed economy and a precarious art market

Though the wealthiest collectors remain untroubled by recent jolts to the economy, many galleries and younger collectors are being hit hard

Shanghai Art021, which was dramatically shut in November because of a single Covid case, is staging a two-location pop-up this month

Decision came one day after authorities dramatically closed Art021 fair over a single positive case

Event's founders says the decision was made to "effectively protect the health and public health safety of the exhibitors"

Week-long hotel quarantines are still required of all international and Hong Kong arrivals to the mainland, deterring all but the most determined dealers

As international travel restrictions continue, mainland Chinese galleries look to capitalise on local interest

Plus, Chila Kumari Singh Burman and the art work that inspired that Biden-Harris video

New Art Tower will be hub of a busy art week alongside Art021 and West Bund Art & Design Fair

Inaugural government-backed Shanghai International Artwork Trading Month aims to boost city's art market as economy takes a turn

Galleries are also seemingly undeterred by tussles between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping

Art021 and West Bund Art & Design fairs open as galleries, fairs and museums move in on city's fast-growing art scene