住所: Chaoyang District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, 798 Art District
Beijing - one of China’s and the world’s oldest cities - and its historical evolution are at the centre of an exhibition that retraces the key phases of the development of this Chinese mega-city. Inhabited since the Neolithic Period, the location of the origins of Homo Erectus Pekinensis, capital of the Chinese People’s Republic for over 70 years, Beijing has played, over the centuries, various roles according to the successive imperial dynasties and the geo-politcal context at any given time. Archeological finds, furnishings, clothing and vintage photos which summon up the history but also the customs of the city are presented in this permanent display which, in chronological order, thematic and highly educational, help the spectator to realise the mega-city’s historic and cultural wealth. It becomes apparent that Beijing, while being so oriented towards the future, finds, within its historical layers - even now, indispensable in fully understanding its genesis - its true DNA and its uniqueness.
States of Mind According to the Artist Hans Op de Beeck
In the gallery’s monumental downstairs space, Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck has created a room dedicated to drawing with 13 large watercolours, as well as a projection room in which his new animated film Vanishing Point will be premiered.
An exhibition that invites us to reflect on the intervention and transformation of the Earth's ecological and climatic systems by humans. The works on display bring together perspectives from agriculture, hydraulic engineering and climate control, proposing different forms of perception and imagination.
“Luc Tuymans: The Past” will be one of the most significant investigations of his work and his first comprehensive presentation in China. With around 80 works that trace his artistic journey, the exhibition tells how Tuymans explores the unsteady power that images wield to shape the present and give form to the past.
Hao Shiming uses the "double hook" technique, inspired by traditional Chinese calligraphy, to create a series of works on paper and reveal his research into the immutable forces of the universe.
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