The 2024 Shanghai Jing’an International Sculpture Project takes “Echoes Among Us” as its theme. Using sculpture as a medium, the exhibition seeks to forge a harmonious connection between art, the city, and its people. Against global cultural exchange as a backdrop, the exhibition explores coexistence with complexities of the modern world, creating a “concerto” of echoes that resonate within and around us. From September 26 to December 31, 2024, the 2024 Shanghai Jing’an International Sculpture Project (2024 JISP) will feature 35 sculptures by 31 artists from 10 countries in natural spaces, bustling streets, and waterfronts throughout Shanghai’s Jing’an District. These sculptures, with their varied forms and styles, are accommodated into everyday scenes, creating temporary artistic enclaves within the city. Of the exhibited works, 22 are newly commissioned for this exhibition. Here, sculptures are no longer static, isolated objects, but instead dynamic forms that transform in step with life. Changes in light and shadow, passing of seasons, playfulness of children, and hurried footsteps of passersby become integral accompaniments to the works, enhancing the artistic experience. At the same time, the city becomes the ideal stage for art, where concepts from different eras and perspectives of diverse cultures are expressed together in the form of sculpture. Between resonance and dissonance, harmony and discord, these works engage in dialogues spanning history, disciplines, and culture. In the echoes of this shared concerto, we rediscover our connection with one another as well as our existence with the purest joy and fulfillment from art.

Installations are primarily presented at Jing’an Sculpture Park, with additional locations including Jing An Kerry Centre (JAKC), HKRI Taikoo Hui, Jing’an Tongfu Garden, Shanghai Suhewan MixC World, Skyline in SUHE HAUS, and Jing’an Shuangyong Park.