주소: 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.
Christopher Le Brun's painting between sensual and emotional
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A leading figure in the British Black Arts Movement of the 1980s, Himid is renowned for her paintings and installations that challenge dominant historical narratives.
Yesterday Paris 1925, today Beijing 2025: on the Threshold of the Future
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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.