A Eulogy to China’s Art Museums

A Eulogy to China’s Art Museums

Many private art museums in China are having trouble admitting they no longer exist Standing in the ruins of the Arata Isozaki-designed Shanghai Himalayas Museum, I feel oddly at ease. It’s less nerve-racking to confront the skeleton of a dead structure than one that’s half-dead but still trying to revive itself. Imagine working here – in its furnished days – clocking in day after day, never knowing for sure if your next paycheque will arrive, o…