Shanghai Docent

A few gallery owners have realized the power of the accessible. Cropping up along the tree-lined French Concession are hot spots like Andrew James Art, Art Labor and Art+Shanghai. These galleries are more polished and presentable than most of the loft spaces found around town, but on the downside "scene-y," with their cocktail party crowd. Nevertheless, the French Concession galleries have unearthed a niche, and are responsible for bringing in some of the more well-known and idiosyncratic artists and putting Shanghai's art scene on the international map.