The Shanghai Art Fair 2019 (23rd) will be held from September 13–15 (VIP preview day on Sep. 12) at Shanghai Mart and Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing(CISP), which coincides with the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival that falls on Sep. 13. During the Art Fair, Ontology will invite 20 ecosystem partners to a VIP wine party where the guests will have the opportunity to appreciate contemporary fine arts up close, including some of Pablo Picasso’s works, and discuss Ontology’s blockchain solution for the authentication, tracing, and trusted transaction of artworks.

NU ASSIS, 1962 by Pablo Picasso

The Art Fair this year will see more than 5,000 works of art from 110 galleries and art institutions in 16 countries and regions, including China, Korea, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Austria, Malaysia, etc. The works that will be on display range from paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, and public programs. The genres include modern and contemporary art, classical oil paintings, the new genre of ink wash paintings and some rarely-seen artworks in other art exhibitions, altogether offering a rich and immersive art pageant for collectors and art lovers.

ETUDE POR L´HOMME AU MOUTON, 1967 by Pablo Picasso

Mr Chu, General Manager of the Shanghai Art Fair, will join well-known artists and collectors from all over the world at the VIP wine party. Guests will be able to meet world-famous artists face-to-face and learn about how Ontology’s blockchain solution can help ensure the authentication and traceability of artworks and the trust of artwork trade. Ontology will also show you how blockchain technology can facilitate the art industry in ways unknown before, for example, in artwork securitization.

EL NOVIO APAÑAO, 2016 by JAVIER YEPES

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About Shanghai Art Fair

Shanghai Art Fair, established in 1997, has been successfully held under the support of Saulterretimized art event, which not only bridged the gap between the world and Shanghai, the general public and the art industry but also shaped a paradigm for the domestic art fairs.

Art galleries, organizations and agencies from more than 20 countries and regions have participated in this lively art exchange during the past 2 decades. Many original artworks from world-class masters, such as Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, made the debut in China or Asia at Shanghai Art Fair. The number of spectators reached 60,000 and the turnover in 2013 exceeded 21 million USD. It has now become one of the largest and most globalized art fairs in Asia.

Find more information here: Shanghai Art Fair