Modern art about modernity

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MFS IIIx3 has become a hot spot for shutterbugs, who are rushing to snap shots before its public display ends on Sunday, the closing date of the Cosmopolis #1.5: Enlarged Intelligence in Chengdu, featuring pieces by artists from various countries whose works address social, political and economic issues.

The event is presented by the Centre Pompidou as an international edition of Comspolis, an exhibition and research platform that the Parisian institution launched in 2016 to open a cross-cultural dialogue among artists and audiences. It's sponsored by the Shanghai-based Mao Jihong Arts Foundation.

The event includes exhibitions, performances and talks at various venues across Chengdu, as well as in the historical Jiajiang county near the city.

The main exhibition is staged at Eastern Suburb Memory, a creative-industry platform housed in a former electronics factory.

Over 60 works shown there dis-play collective wisdom on urban development.

"(They) inspire thoughts on the future of technology and its influence on urban life and ecology", says Mao Jihong, a Chinese fashion designer, entrepreneur and member of the Parisian patronage association, Friends of the Centre Pompidou.