Caochangdi
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Caochangdi is a village and arts area outside of 798 Art Zone in Beijing
, China
. As the New York Times wrote about the area:
The People's Daily said:
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. As the New York Times wrote about the area:
- Seven years ago, the pre-eminent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made a bold move to the outskirts of Beijing. In an area called Caochangdi Village, by the Fifth Ring Road in the city's northeast, he designed a compound for himself, some friends and a gallery called China Art Archives and Warehouse. For a while, they were left alone.
The People's Daily said:
- Caochangdi Art District is regarded as "the spiritual promised land for Chinese contemporary art" by a great many Chinese people. Following 798 Art District, Caochangdi, which located on the eastern outskirts of Beijing, has become another Holy Land for Chinese contemporary art."
Spaces in Caochangdi
- Beijing Architecture Studio Enterprise (B.A.S.E.)
- C-Space
- Chambers Fine Art
- doART
- F2 Gallery
- Galerie Urs MeileGalerie Urs Meile, Beijing-LucerneGalerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne is a contemporary art gallery in Beijing which has established a major international reputation for its engagement in showing emerging Chinese contemporary artists and positions from Europe in various mediums, such as painting, photography, video, sculpture and...
- LI Space
- Pékin Fine ArtsPékin Fine ArtsPékin Fine Arts , is a contemporary art gallery in Beijing established in 2005. It was listed by The New York Times as one of the "top museums and galleries" in Beijing, and listed by Forbes as one of the ten galleries in Beijing from which to buy Chinese art.-History:The gallery was established by...
- Platform China
- Three Shadows Photography Art CentreThree Shadows Photography Art CentreThree Shadows Photography Art Centre , is a non-profit art centre in Beijing established in 2007 by photographers RongRong and inri. Three Shadows is the first contemporary art space dedicated exclusively to photography and other lens-based art in China...
- Shanghart Gallery