Yuz Museum

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This article was translated from Chinese by AI.

Xuhui Riverside is a great spot—uncrowded with a pleasant environment. It’s a bit hot to visit right now, but when the weather cools down, taking a stroll along the river is quite enjoyable.
At either end of Xuhui Riverside are two art museums: on one side is the Yuz Museum, and on the other is the Long Museum.

Let’s start with the Yuz Museum… This is a private art museum.
Budi Tek is a business tycoon behind Indonesia’s third-largest agricultural company and a major collector of contemporary Chinese art.
His collection is notable for its vast scale and extensive, systematic holdings of installation art.
In 2008, Budi Tek founded the first Yuz Museum in his hometown of Jakarta.
The Yuz Museum Shanghai, designed by renowned Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, opened in early 2014.

As it turns out, private museums indeed enjoy greater curatorial freedom. This museum sees very few visitors—it really is a money-burning endeavor.
Admission is 60 yuan; there used to be a group ticket for 30 yuan, which later rose to 45 yuan. Spread across two floors, it generally takes about two hours to see everything.
They thoughtfully provide a bag-check service, but the air conditioning isn’t very effective, especially on the second floor.
Aside from the individual galleries, the large open areas outside get extremely hot…

I won’t go into detailed interpretations of the exhibits—you’d better go and experience them yourself~~~