Blog Tag - Arts

June Art Roundup: Exhibitions Ending This Month in 798
For this Art Roundup, we've gathered a list of 53 current exhibitions in the 798-751 Art District that are finishing up in June. There is a mix of...
Art Roundup: ... Exhibitions Ending This Month in 798
For this Art Roundup, we've gathered a list of current exhibitions in the 798-751 Art District that are finishing up in May (or very early June)....
April Art Roundup – 798: Don't Miss These 34 Exhibitions Happening Now
Enjoying art is a year-round activity, but spring, with its beautiful weather and mild temps, is a particularly great time for walking around 798...
Welcome Spring at the Three Shadows Sakura Photo Fair
It’s that time of year again! The weather is warming, and the springtime beauty of Beijing has already begun to reveal itself. Of course, it’s cherry...
Peek into Beijing at This Beixinqiao Photography Exhibition
In a big busy city like Beijing, it’s easy to get lost in our day to day – focus on our phones on our daily commute, tune out everyone and everything...
Art & Food: Of Sculptures and Sculpted Sandwiches
A new exhibition showcasing sculptures of 14 artists at Red Gate is on our minds right now, seeing as we’ve not been to 798 in quite some time. But...
Jessica’s Craft Workshop: Creating DIY Joy in Wudaoying Hutong
One April afternoon, as I was strolling through Beijing’s legendary Wudaoying Hutong, known for its charming shops and bars, I encountered a Chinese...
Aliens and Predators Coexist for the First Time at This Beijing Exhibition
The works of H.R. (Hans Ruedi) Giger (1940-2007, Chur) and Hajime Sorayama (b. 1947, Imabari) coexist for the first time in China together at UCCA...
Ahead of Red Gate Gallery's Impending Closure, Owner Brian Wallace Looks Back
Staying active for 30 years is no easy feat for any gallery, not to mention one that has been competing within the Beijing art world all this time –...
Gaetano Pesce’s Creative Freedom Flows to Today Art Museum
In today’s episode of Shuangjing Delights, I present to you the latest exhibition at Today Art Museum, inaugurated barely over a week ago. “Gaetano...
Get Into Beijing's Local Art Scene at Nugget's Indie Arts Fair, Jan 23
The arts scene of a city often reflects the nature of what life is truly like there – and Beijing is no exception, offering up work by artists that’s...
Show on Japanese Architect Tano Ando Sheds Light on his Genius
Tadao Ando (b. Osaka, Japan 1941) is introduced as a “self-taught architect” at the start of “Youth”, his retrospective at Minsheng Art Museum...
Ticket Giveaway: Xi Festival's Immersive Music, Arts, and Culture Experience Takes Over Longfusi, May 1-5
If there were any lingering doubts that spring is in full swing and – dare we say – already giving way to summer, the recent unveiling of Xi Festival...
Ways of Seeing: To Explore What We See and What We Know
Named after the Booker Prize-winning book and TV series by British art critic John Berger, Chao Hotel's latest annual show Ways of Seeing follows a...
Explore the Wonders of the World With This 'National Geographic' Retrospective
For frequent travelers, a photo-heavy copy of National Geographic magazine always makes for an eye-opening and informative read. For those of us who...