Publisher: Koenig Books

Publication Date: 2016

Format: Paperback, 301 pages

Language: Chinese and English

ISBN: 9783863358952

In conjunction with “Elmgreen & Dragset: The Well Fair,” the artist duo’s first exhibition in China, UCCA published a bilingual catalogue of the same title. As befitting an exhibition that took the form of a fictional art fair, the publication featured essays addressing the cultural, sociological, psychological, and historical forces that have contributed to the development of art fairs, as well as their future. Contributors to the catalogue include Frieze Co-Founder Matthew Slotover, ARCO Madrid Director Carlos Urroz, cultural sociologist Roberta Sassatelli (University of Milan), psychology and marketing George E. Newman (Yale University), Christine Mehring, Chair of Art History at the University of Chicago, and award-winning art critic Stefan Kobel. With an introduction by UCCA Director Philip Tinari, the catalogue also contains an interview with the artists and a dialogue in the form of a WhatsApp conversation between Art Basel Directors Marc Spiegler, Noah Horowitz, and Adeline Ooi, moderated by Tinari.