{"id":317609,"date":"2025-11-27T23:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/317609\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T23:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:49:16","slug":"chanel-unveils-espace-gabrielle-mainland-chinas-first-contemporary-art-library-in-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/317609\/","title":{"rendered":"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china&#8217;s first contemporary art library in shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Espace Gabrielle Chanel: Shanghai\u2019s new art library<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chanel and the Power Station of Art (PSA) museum unveil a major new cultural destination in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-shanghai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shanghai<\/a>: the Espace Gabrielle Chanel, mainland China\u2019s first public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/library-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">library<\/a> dedicated entirely to contemporary art and design. The 1,700-square-meter space, located on the transformed third floor of PSA, anchors the latest phase of the maison\u2019s long-term partnership with the museum. Conceived by Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto, the library turns reading into a spatial experience; its signature feature is a slow, ascending path that folds bookshelves directly into a continuous ramp, encouraging visitors to wander, pause, and discover at their own rhythm.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166734 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-03.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of Power Station of Art (PSA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PSA expands with a new center for art, design, and research\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Power Station of Art (PSA) opens the library with more than 10,000 publicly accessible books and media drawn from a wider 50,000-item collection. Focused on contemporary art, design, architecture, culture, and the social sciences, the new resource emphasizes cross-disciplinary research and exchange between local and global perspectives. Above the reading space sits the Chinese Contemporary Art Documentation Center, which consolidates archival materials and research initiatives in collaboration with artists, curators, and scholars. Through exhibitions, talks, workshops, and publishing, the center, supported through Chanel\u2019s partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerstationofart.com\/whats-on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Shanghai-based museum<\/a>, treats documentation as an active, evolving tool rather than a static record. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chanel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the French fashion maison<\/a>, the project reinforces its long-term investment in cultural production and knowledge-sharing in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PSA\u2019s wider third-floor renewal introduces three additional public functions. A redesigned 300-seat theater creates a flexible setting for film, performance, sound work, and hybrid formats that extend beyond conventional stage boundaries, connecting time-based practices with exhibition areas across the institution. Nearby, the updated hall for the Power Station of Design expands the museum\u2019s long-standing engagement with design as cultural inquiry, providing an enhanced environment for larger exhibitions and cross-disciplinary collaborations examining urban life. Completing the transformation is a new 300-square-meter terrace backed by Chanel\u2019s collaboration, offering a riverside caf\u00e9, family-friendly seating, and open views of the Huangpu River, a moment of calm carved into the former power plant\u2019s industrial frame.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166733 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-02.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the 1,700-square-meter space is located on the transformed third floor of PSA<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166735 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-04.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the Power Station of Art (PSA) opens the library with more than 10,000 publicly accessible books<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166736 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-05.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the library turns reading into a spatial experience<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166737 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-07.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>PSA\u2019s wider third-floor renewal introduces additional public functions<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166739 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-10.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>a redesigned 300-seat theater creates a flexible setting for film, performance, sound work<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166738 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-08.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the Espace Gabrielle Chanel is mainland China\u2019s first public library dedicated entirely to contemporary art and design<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1166732 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"chanel unveils espace gabrielle, mainland china's first contemporary art library in shanghai\" width=\"818\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chanel-espace-gabrielle-contemporary-library-shanghai-power-station-art-designboom-01.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the art library serves as a major new cultural destination in Shanghai<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>project info:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> name: Espace Gabrielle Chanel\u00a0<br \/>brand: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chanel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chanel<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chanelofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@chanelofficial<\/a><br \/>architect: Kazunari Sakamoto<br \/>location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerstationofart.com\/whats-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Power Station of Art (PSA)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/powerstationofart\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@powerstationofart<\/a> in Shanghai\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Espace Gabrielle Chanel: Shanghai\u2019s new art library \u00a0 Chanel and the Power Station of Art (PSA) museum 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