Fondation Cartier holds its first exhibition in China

One of the first European institutions to promote and work with Chinese contemporary artists, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, France, is having its first large-scale exhibition in China.

Titled A Beautiful Elsewhere, the exhibition showcases more than 100 important creations that have resulted from the foundation's longtime relationship with artists from China and other countries. The event opened at the Power Station of Art, a public museum dedicated to contemporary art in Shanghai, on Apr 25. It will go on till July 29.

As artists have always been at the core of its activities since the Fondation Cartier was founded in 1984, this debut exhibition in China aims to present the unique beauty of each artist's creation to audiences in China, says Herve Chandes, general director of the institution.