(5 Dec 2025) You might not expect Chanel to be in the business of setting up libraries, yet that’s exactly what happened late last month. Espace Gabrielle Chanel has opened on the third floor of the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, and it’s the first of Mainland China’s government-run libraries to focus on contemporary art.
The airy, beautifully sunlit library – designed by Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto – has a collection of more than 50,000 books and audiobooks, and will also host the Archive of Chinese Contemporary Art. The initiative is focused on preserving and contextualising the vibrant culture of contemporary art and its practice in China.
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