"A Sense of Touch"
le19M, Museum of Art Pudong (MAP), Shanghai
Mathilde Albouy / Julian Farade
From 25 September to 15 November 2026, le19M takes over the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in Shanghai with a cultural programme dedicated to promote the Metiers d'art.
"A Sense of Touch"
Presented by la Galerie du 19M in Shanghai, A Sense of Touch brings together the Maisons d’art of le19M alongside Chinese and French creatives, artisans, and designers to explore the relationship between gesture, material, and transmission.
Through textiles, embroidery, ceramics, woodcarving, lacquer, bamboo weaving and installations, the exhibition considers touch as a way of knowing, creating, and connecting. Moving between personal memory, cultural exchange, and dialogue with the living world, it reveals how craft practices continue to evolve and generate meaning today.
More than a celebration of heritage, A Sense of Touchpresents craft as a living practice, where the encounter between hand and matter opens new possibilities for creation.