THE EXHIBITION

CURATORIAL JOURNEY

Five chapters. The exhibition as a perceptual journey.

RECEIVING

Hilma af Klint — preview, Bridgeman Images

CHAPTER I

RECEIVING

The Artist as Instrument

I

Georgiana Houghton · Hilma af Klint · Anna Cassel

Creation does not always begin with conscious intention.

Automatic drawing · Mediumship · Intuition · Attention · SignalTHE ARTIST BECOMES RECEIVER
MAPPING

Hilma af Klint — preview, Bridgeman Images

CHAPTER II

MAPPING

Geometry of the Invisible

II

Hilma af Klint · Emma Kunz

Form given to relationships that cannot otherwise be seen.

Circle · Spiral · Cross · Grid · Polarity · MathematicsTHE ARTWORK BECOMES MAP
VIBRATION

Hilma af Klint — preview, Bridgeman Images

CHAPTER III

VIBRATION

Colour as Energy

III

Emma Kunz · Agnes Pelton · Hilma af Klint

Colour leaves the surface of the painting and enters the body of the viewer. HEALING ≠ CURE. Colour is relationship.

Breath · Arousal · Body tension · Time perception · EmotionTHE ARTWORK BECOMES FIELD
ALCHEMY

Hilma af Klint — preview, Bridgeman Images

CHAPTER IV

ALCHEMY

Transformation and the Feminine Imaginal

IV

Leonora Carrington · Remedios Varo · selected visionary artists

Alchemy as both material and psychological transformation.

Body · Animal · Plant · Machine · Celestial · MythTHE ARTWORK BECOMES PORTAL
PRESENCE

Hilma af Klint — preview, Bridgeman Images

CHAPTER V

PRESENCE

From Looking to Sensing

V

Historical works in dialogue with contemporary practices

The visitor is no longer simply looking at art. The visitor becomes part of the perceptual experiment.

Light · Sound · VR · HR/HRV · EDA · Respiration · EEG · fNIRSTHE ARTWORK BECOMES EXPERIENCE

EXHIBITION SETTING

China Art Museum, Shanghai

中华艺术宫 · China Pavilion, Expo 2010 Shanghai2026.11.11 — 2027.09.09

Exhibition poster study on the facade of the China Art Museum, Shanghai

Poster visualisation — Hilma af Klint work shown as design reference, Bridgeman Images, pending rights clearance.

ADDRESS

205 Shangnan Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

OPENING HOURS

Tuesday — Sunday · 10:00 — 18:00 (last entry 17:00)

Monday · Closed (except public holidays)

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