Elmgreen and Dragset

by Elmgreen & Dragset

'The Well Fair' is the eponymous Chinese and English catalogue accompanying Elmgreen & Dragset?s first exhibition in China and largest in Asia to date. The duo transforms UCCA?s Great Hall into a fictional art fair by dividing the space into rectangular booths featuring a selection of over 80 works from the past twenty years. The publication completes the exhibition as an ersatz art fair catalogue. A collection of essays by scholars and fair directors addresses the cultural, sociological, psychological, and historical forces that have contributed to the development of art fairs, as well as...