A separate section of Arte Fiera is held annually in Shanghai, China.
It has helped to expand the contemporary artistic research, including through parallel events such as the "Settimane internazionali della performance", which in 1977 and 1978 have hosted some of the greatest performers at the moment, like Marina Abramović and Ulay, Hermann Nitsch, Vito Acconci, Gina Pane, Luigi Ontani, etc.
Over time this fair had a great participation of Italian and international galleries, collectors and the public.
In the 2014 edition, which took place from 24 to 27 January, it included 172 galleries, 1500 works by more than 1100 artists, and drew about 50,000 visitors.
This event is called BolognaFiere SH Contemporary and takes place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre in September.