The Orbit's Orbit
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Salone del Mobile.Milano
The Orbit’s Orbit
Magnificence keeps unfolding
Salone del Mobile.Milano, accompanied by the ICE Agency, has chosen to be a partner of the West Bund Art & Design, a point of reference on Shanghai's cultural scene: a prestigious event that attracts galleries and visitors from all over the world and that shares with the Salone the focus on innovation, creativity and being the ideal platform to explore the intersections between the two worlds.
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With the grand opening of Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai special event "The Orbit's Orbit", November 8th ushered in the first public open day.
The Orbit's Orbit
Performative Installation
With the grand opening of Salone del Mobile.Milano Shanghai special event "The Orbit's Orbit", November 8th ushered in the first public open day. The event, which was held at West Bund Central’s The Orbit, designed by the architect Thomas Heatherwick, brought design, art and culture together in a powerfully atmospheric and impactful immersive experience.
The Orbit's Orbit
Performative Installation
Friday 8th November, the installation formed the backdrop for the Art Waterfront International Forum. The opening talk, entitled City, Design and Sustainability, Maria Porro, President of Salone.Milano, spoke alongside Ma Yansong, founding partner of MAD Architects, Ute Meta Bauer, curator, Professor of Contemporary Art, Director of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Singapore, Artistic Director of the 3rd Bienniale for Contemporary Art in Berlin, Martin Guinard, Curator of LUMA Arles, Alan Chan, founder of Alan Chan Design Company, Xu Bo, Associate Director and Head of Legal of China Property Hongkong Land.
The forum aims to explore the concept of Sustainable Creative Cities from the perspectives of architecture, design and the arts. With China undergoing rapid urbanisation, sustainable urban development has become one of the country's top priorities. Shanghai, with its 24 million inhabitants and futuristic architecture, has established itself as a unique terrain for sustainable urban experimentation, especially since the 2010 World Expo. Projects such as the ecological transformation of Suzhou Creek exemplify the integration of sustainable practices into urban spaces. During the forum, the essential role of cultural and creative industries in urban development was explored, with particular reference to the ways in which art and culture contribute to urban renewal and transformation projects; how artists and designers interact with public spaces in cities; the role of art and design in promoting ecological awareness and inspiring alternative lifestyles; and how creative practices can stimulate new ways of thinking and provide tools for public dialogue, ultimately promoting essential creativity for urban development.
Art Waterfront International Forum
The scenography comes alive through the movements of human bodies. Spectators and performers, merging with the spaces defined by design, transform the exhibition into a public square, in which the bodies move across the space, tracing geometries and living architectures. The Orbit's Orbit is a tableau vivant, a moving painting, in which actors, acrobats and spectators become the protagonists of a collective narrative: a fluid and dynamic sequence of scenes of public life.
The Orbit’s Orbit
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9th November: 12pm – 6pm
10th November: 12pm – 6pm
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3299 Longteng Avenue, Xuhui District, Shanghai
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