Susana Raab’s upcoming exhibition at kunst.licht (vernissage on Oct. 17th, 3pm) titled “Super America” will be accompanied by a  four day hands-on workshop (Oct. 19th – Oct. 22nd) with Susana herself.

Titled “Super Shanghai”, this workshop will give students the chance to work the streets of Shanghai side-by-side with a Pulitzer price nominated professional documentary photographer and photo journalist who also happens to be a just wonderful, warm and amazing human being

The hands on training will be embedded into discussions about technique and equipment, a historical overview and intensive critique of the students’ current work and their assignment to shoot “Super Shanghai”.

The total cost of the workshop will be 2500 RMB per seat and there will be only 12 seats available.

To learn more about Susana Raab click here. Also download the workshop outline in English and Chinese.

See you shooting “Super Shanghai”!

To apply for this workshop, please send us a short statement about yourself and 10-20 low resolution images.

Contact: T 21 624 907 37, doris (at) kunstlicht.sh

On October 17th, 2009 kunst.licht gallery will open a new exhibition with the American photographer Susana Raab. Starting with this introduction we will highlight different aspects of Susana’s work and life in a small series.

Susana Raab is a documentary photographer who began her career as a photojournalist in Washington, DC covering politics.  She worked for the New York Times Washington bureau for four years (where she was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of a shooting on Capitol Hill) before attending graduate school at Ohio University School of Visual Communications.  While in graduate school, she interned at the Palm Beach Post during the 2004 hurricane season and her work there was part of a team package on the hurricanes that earned the Post the distinction of finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature photography.

In Ohio, she began two long-term projects: Consumed: Fast Food in the US; and Off-Season: America at Leisure.  These projects have received much recognition from the White House News Photographers Association, The Ernst Haas/Golden Light Awards, the Center (formerly Santa Fe Center for Photography), American Photo, Photo District News, and Photo Espana, among others.  Her work is widely exhibited, both nationally and internationally, most recently at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Madrid, and the Noorderlicht Photofestival in the Netherlands.

More information about Susana Raab can be found at www.susanaraab.com

kunst.licht Photo Art Gallery Shanghai is pleased to announce the inaugural nextkunst.licht group exhibition, on view from Saturday, June 20, through Saturday, September 19, 2009, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 20, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

2009 nextkunst.licht exhibition is the first of a series of exhibitions dedicated to seeking out the most promising talent among a young generation of Chinese photographers and giving them the opportunity to present their work before an international audience.

The first edition of nextkunst.licht will feature the works of five artists: Fei Tian, Ge Fang, Sun Yanchu, Tang Like, and Wen Jian.

The exhibition is open to the general public on:
June 20th-September 19th 2009, 11am-7pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 20, 4 – 6 pm
Location: 210 North Wulumuqi Road, Shanghai, China

Art Afternoon with Shen Wei

The exclusive M1NT Shareholder’s Club in Shanghai provided the perfect backdrop for a very special art afternoon with Shen Wei. Selected guests enjoyed the reception with food creations by head chef Ian Pengelley and the artist’s one hour lecture on the successful series "Almost Naked" and the upcoming "Chinese Sentiment".

"Since it first began more than a decade ago, Paris Photo has won recognition as the world’s premier fair for still photography. This unique event offers a panorama of fine art photography from its early days to the present day, and presents a forward-looking overview of global trends and expressions available in this medium." – from the Paris Photo website

And indeed it is what it says it is, a show, an event, a fair with some of the finest vintage and contemporary photography on display. With Japan as the guest of honour it was the first time for Paris Photo to pay special attention to the far east and its rich heritage in fine art photography. A good sign and a step into a very important direction as it might pave the way for a show focusing on Chinese contemporary photography.

I talked to many gallery directors, curators and collectors and they are all full of praise for the fantastic organization, support, press coverage and the very knowledgeable crowd of visitors from all over the world. If you’re into photography as a form of art, be it as a professional, collector, connoisseur or student, there is no way around Paris Photo. And last but not least it is in Paris…

Impressions from Paris Photo 2008

We are proud and pleased to announce that Shen Wei has won the "Excellent Foreign Photographer Award" at the Ping Yao 2008 International Photo Festival.

Congratulations from everyone at the gallery!

The Pingyao International Photography Festival will take place from September 19th until September 26th. kunst.licht Photo Art Gallery Shanghai will participate with its own exhibition and will present  works by Bai Xiaoci ("I Live In Here"), Kasey Myrick ("Disturbances") and Shen Wei ("Almost Naked"). Shen Wei will also be featured with his new series "Chinese Sentiment" in a group exhibition called "Gazing China".

Please also check out our daily blog from the Pingyao Festival.

kunst.licht signed up as marketing partners of Icon Art Map. Icon Art Map is the official art map for the 7th Shanghai Biennale, the Sh Contemporary 2008 and the Shanghai Art Fair 2008.

Icon Art Map launch event

Meet the crowd…

Yifat Hadaya of Icon Art Map and Lin Yun, Gallery Director of kunst.licht

Dear friends and customers,
we are preparing two new exhibitions at kunst.licht Gallery:

“Holy Mountains of China” by Karl Johaentges and
“Olympia” by Inselmann & Inselmann.

Therefore the gallery will be closed to the public from Friday, July 4th until Friday, July 18th.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Your kunst.licht team

On April 20th kunst.licht finally opened its door to the public. We had a great opening event, sunny weather and a magnificent vernissage. We thank all our artists, friends and partners who made this day a special day for all of us at kunst.licht!

Click [here] to see the picture gallery of the opening event.