Public Art for Lujiazui HARBOUR CITY

CALL FOR ENTRIES http://www.ljzart.com

Lujiazui HARBOUR CITY, located at the Lujiazui Central Business District in Shanghai,, is co-developed by
CITIC Limited and China States Shipbuilding Corporation. It is the world’s most advanced redevelopment to
become an iconic landmark of Shanghai, one of the most highly evolved cosmopolitan cities. In cooperation
with world famous master architects and architecture firms including OMA, Kengo Kuma , KPF and BENOY,
the former ship repair yard is turning into “Upscale City Complex.”
There we are launching a large-scale public art project with the aim of bringing a new breath of life to the newly
redeveloped area, creating an unparalleled urban cultural space for generations to come.

Public art will unfold at more than 40 sites throughout the 250,000 square meter district, which includes
financial institutions, commercial landmarks, an art center, residential areas, and hotels.

Ever since the opening of its port hundred and eighty years ago, Shanghai has been a major center of
international trade. The city embraces its historic buildings and its ever-deepening cultural strata, which give its
neighborhoods highly varied characters. Interactions with the peoples from many lands who flock to Shanghai
continually deliver new energy and creativity to the city. Public Art for Lujiazui HARBOUR City will celebrate
and disseminate those urban experiences and Shanghai’s distinctive identity by inviting artists from around the
world to participate in the project.

The project is directed by Fram Kitagawa, known for his success with the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale and
Setouchi Triennale, along with 15 world-renowned twenty-first-century artists. They will be joined by 28
talented emerging artists from around the world selected through an open call for proposals.

“Space-Time Vessel Travelling Through the Universe” is the organizing theme for Public Art for Lujiazui
HARBOUR CITY. By seeding urban public spaces with works of art expressing the ideas of artists around the
world, Luijiazui HARBOUR CITY will symbolically reflect the diversity and the contemporaneity of our
twenty-first-century world.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR 28 SITES
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

MORE DETAILS: http://www.ljzart.com

1. Overview
〇 Public Art for Lujiazui HARBOUR CITY is calling for proposals for 28 sites at the redevelopment area.
〇 The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2016
〇 The works to be commissioned must be completed between the end of August and the end of
December, 2017.
〇The selected artists will be announced on the website in the beginning of January, 2017.
〇The selected artist for each site will be awarded USD12,000 (or CHY 78,000)
*This amount includes the artist fee, plus the travel and accommodation costs incurred for the
installation of the work at the site.
〇 The production and installation costs will be covered by the organizer.

2. Selection / Eligibility / Time Line

〇 Selection : Art proposals will be selected by the selection committee.
Chair: Fram Kitagawa, Art Director
Judges: Jean de Loisy, President of Palais de Tokyo
Andrea Schlieker, Director of Commissions and Public Projects at
White Cube
Fang Zhenning, independent curator
One specialist recommended by the Government
Three representatives of the Developer/Clients
〇 Eligibility: Open to all artists
※Only original, unpublished proposals will be accepted.
※Only one entry can be submitted per person for each site.
〇 Deadline for Submission: September 30, 2016
〇 Inquiry (through the website only):

3. Sites for Proposals

〇 We are calling for proposals for 28 sites in the redevelopment area.
〇 The works to be proposed are categorized as
“Installation,”“Digital Art,”and“Spatial/Product Design,”depending on the site conditions.
〇 In principle, one proposal will be selected for each site.
〇 If you cannot specify the site for your proposal, please choose the category“Free.”
Site :

Installation
14 15 32 43 44 45

46 53 54 58 59 63

64 A1 A2

Digital Art
41 56 A3

Spatial/Product Design
12 42 55 57 A4 B1

B2 S1 S2 S3
4. How to Apply
□ Registration
You are required to register using the ENTRY FORM.
・Only one entry can be submitted per person for each site.
※ Submissions for multiple sites are possible, please register separately for each one.
・Registration Period: 1 June – 30 September, 2016
□ Proposal Submission
〇 Submissions must be printed on A4-sized paper, within 20 pages including items A) ～ E)
A) Submission Form (designed format, please use it as the cover page)
B) Proposal (5～8pages, incl. title, concept, contents, images and visuals, etc.)
C)Budget
D) Visuals/Images of your previous works (3～5 pieces)
E) Curriculum Vitae (1 page)
F) Package of items A) ～ E) (in file format pdf, .jpg or MS Office) on a CD.
〇 Language: Chinese, English or Japanese
〇 Submission address:
Art Front Gallery (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., T1-1B, Forty One Hengshan Road, 41 Hengshan Road,
Xuhui District, SHANGHAI, P.C. 200031,CHINA
〇 Submission period: 16 – 30 September, 2016 (only mailed submissions will be accepted.)

*All documents and CDs will not be returned. Please make copies if necessary.
*Please do not bind your submissions, place them into individual folders or mount them on panels.

5. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Open to all artists
*Only original, unpublished proposals will be accepted.
*Only one entry can be submitted per person for each site.

6. Q & A/ On-site Briefing

□Questions & Answers (Q&A)
All queries regarding the project and the open call should be submitted via the website. (We do not take
queries by telephone.) Replies will be uploaded on the website.

□On-site Briefing
On-site Briefings by Fram Kitagawa, the Director, are scheduled for July 9 & 10, 2016.
To take part, please apply by June 30, 2016 via the website.
7. COMMISSIONS & PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION COSTS
The selected artist for each site will be awarded USD12,000 (or CHY 78,000)
*This amount includes the artist fee, plus the travel and accommodation expenses incurred for the
installation of the work at the site.
The Production and installation costs will be covered by the organizer.
The budget for the production and installation of the work will be decided based on the submitted estimate
and after discussions and examinations between the artist and the organizer.

8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The proposal should consider the conditions (incl. location, size, weight, etc.) stated in the information kit
of each site (perspective drawings, plans and sections etc.)
The proposed work should be completed by the end of September (Phase 1) or the end of December
(Phase 2), 2017. The completion date depends on the site.
*The concrete completion date will be decided through discussions after the selection.

Outline of Public Art for Lujiazui HARBOUR CITY

Project name: Public Art for Lujiazui HARBOUR CITY

Expected Date of completion: Last day of December 2018
Estimated date of completion (Public Art): Phase 1: August, 2017 (expected)
Phase 2: December, 2017 (expected)
Developers: Lujiazui Central Financial District Development Corporation
Shanghai Ruiming Real Estate Co., LTD
Shanghai Ruibo Real Estate Co., LTD
CSSC Complex Property Co., LTD
No. of participating artists (expected): 43 (including 15 invited artists and 28 artists to be selected
through Call for Entries)
Call for Entries: June 1 – September 30, 2016
Shanghai Urban Space Art Season: July –September, 2017
Art Director: Fram Kitagawa, Chairman, Art Front Gallery
Judges for open call: Jean de Loisy, President of Palais de Tokyo
Andrea Schlieker, Director of Commissions and Public Projects at
White Cube
Fang Zhenning, independent curator
One specialist recommended by the Government
Three representatives of the Developers/Clients
Coordination and Production: Art Front Gallery
Theme: Space-Time Vessel Travelling Through the Universe
Official Website: www.ljzart.com