Long Museum

"Long Museum Wang Wei and her husband, Liu Yiqian, are voracious collectors of Chinese art, both contemporary and traditional. The first Long Museum opened on the Pudong side of the river, in the suburban neighborhood of Jinqiao; the second is located on West Bund, a mere 15 minutes’ walk from the Yuz Museum. The building, done by lauded Shanghai architects Atelier Deshaus, might just stun you, with its enormous ceilings and open rooms that flow one into the other. Most exhibitions are of Chinese artwork—past shows include a retrospective of the work of cartoonist Zhang Guangyu and a selection of Qing Dynasty paintings. But big-name Western artists also show here, among them James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson."

Architectural Reboot: The Return of Brutalism

"The latest, Atlas of Brutalist Architecture (Phaidon, $150), is a globe-trotting tour of 878 buildings through 102 countries, with classic and contemporary examples such as Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery, in Italy, and Herzog & de Meuron’s Reading Space, in China."

Long Museum - SilverKris

"One of Shanghai's leading private art galleries operates two branches — a striking West Bund venue and a counterpart across the Huangpu in Pudong — both regarded as some of the city's hottest spots for traditional and contemporary art. The West Bund space, designed by Shanghai practice Atelier Deshaus, is particularly stunning, with architectural gestures that pay homage to the site's history as a coal-transport wharf and successfully blend industrial heritage with gallery function. Together the two venues host major exhibitions and draw cultural visitors seeking a broad range of artworks." - SilverKris