Space Gabriel Channel: Shanghai’s New Art Library
A major new cultural destination has been unveiled at the Channel and Power Station Museum of Art (PSA). Shanghai: Mainland China’s First People, Space Gabriel Channel The library Totally dedicated to contemporary art and design. The 1,700-square-meter space, located on the converted third floor of the PSA, anchors the latest phase of Mason’s long-term partnership with the museum. Conceived by Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto, the library turns reading into a spatial experience. Its signature feature is a slow, ascending path that connects the bookshelves directly into a continuous ramp, encouraging visitors to wander, pause and explore at their own pace.
All images courtesy of Power Station of Art (PSA).
PSA expands with a new center for art, design, and research
The Power Station of Art (PSA) has developed a library of more than 10,000 publicly accessible books and media from an extensive 50,000-item collection. Focused on contemporary art, design, architecture, culture and the social sciences, the new resource emphasizes cross-disciplinary research and exchange between local and global perspectives. Above the reading space sits the Center for Chinese Contemporary Art Documentation, which consolidates archival materials and research initiatives in collaboration with artists, curators and scholars. Through exhibitions, talks, workshops, and publications, supported by the channel’s partnership with the Center, A museum based in Shanghaitreats documentation as an active, evolving tool rather than a static record. for French fashion maisonthe project reinforces its long-term investment in cultural production and knowledge sharing in China.
PSA’s extensive third floor renovation introduces three additional public functions. A redesigned 300-seat theater creates a flexible setting for film, performance, sound work and hybrid formats that extends beyond the confines of the traditional stage, connecting time-based practices with exhibition areas throughout the institution. Nearby, the updated Hall for Power Station of Design expands the museum’s long-standing engagement with design as cultural inquiry, providing an enhanced environment for large-scale exhibitions and cross-disciplinary collaborations that examine urban life. Completing the transformation is a new 300 square meter terrace supported by a channel support, offering a riverside café, family-friendly seating, and open views of the Huangpu River, a moment of calm carved into the industrial frame of the former power plant.
The 1,700 square meter space is located on the converted third floor of PSA
Power Station of Art (PSA) opens library with over 10,000 publicly accessible books
The library turns reading into a local experience
PSA’s extensive third floor renovation introduces additional public functions
A newly designed 300-seat theater creates a flexible setting for film, performance, sound work
Espace Gabriel Chanel is the first public library in mainland China dedicated entirely to contemporary art and design
The Art Library serves as a major new cultural destination in Shanghai
Project Information:
name: Space Gabriel Channel
Brand: Channel | @channelfacial
Architect: Kazunari Sakamoto
Location: Art’s Power Station (PSA) | powerstationofart in Shanghai
