M97 Gallery is pleased to present “FORM OF LIGHT”, an exhibition of new large-format, three-dimensional photographs by artist WANG Ningde. Since graduating from the Luxun Fine Arts Academy, Wang Ningde’s artistic practice has consistently set out to explore the core fundamental elements of photography: light, paper, materials, image and the nature of “writing with light”. In FORM OF LIGHT Wang Ningde goes a step further to deconstruct the original image fo…

As China reaches the point of its post-boom years, Exhibition Curator, Steven Harris of M97 Gallery, suggests a more contemplative period is setting in. We are entering a time where the general pulse of society has seen through the veil of glittery consumerism and all it promised, and now artists and thinkers are looking in many ways how to return to find what’s left of their roots. This exhibition includes works by Adou, Huang Xiaoliang, Liang Weizhou, Song Chao, Lou…

"SOME DAYS" - Wang Ningde Solo Exhibition14 May - 26 June 2011Opening Reception: Saturday 14 May 2011, 4 - 6 pmm97 Gallery Shanghai is pleased to present WANG NINGDE’s completed photography series “SOME DAYS”. The exhibition begins on May 14, 2011, and m97 Gallery will hold an opening reception for the artist on Saturday May 14 from 4:00 to 6:00pm in the gallery. Signed copies of the new 96-page “Some Days” hardcover mo…

m97 Gallery Shanghai is pleased to present "EXQUISITE CORPSE: China Surreal", a dynamic group exhibition of photographic works by BAI Yiluo, CHEN Wei, DONG Wensheng, FANG Er, HAN Lei, HONG Lei, JIANG Zhi, LI Wei, LIU Ren, LU Jun, MA Liang (Maleonn), MAO Yu, MENG Jin, SHENG Qi, SUN Ji, YANG Yi, YU Ji, WANG Ningde, ZENG Han, and ZHANG Dali. Co-curated by Mathieu Borysevicz and m97 Gallery, this exhibition uses the Surrealists' game of Exquisite Corpse as a means to explore the collective subconsc…