Beijing Gallery Weekend 2024 Reveals Art Scene in Flux with Drift to Return Theme
The 2024 Beijing Gallery Weekend, themed Drift to Return, was held from May 30 to June 4, spanning four districts: Beijing CBD, Blanc Art Space, Caochangdi, and the 798 Art Zone. A total of thirty-four galleries participated, showcasing a key exhibition featuring emerging artists. At Beijing Commune, Zhou Yilun's SANLIANZMK explored urban material history with a somber tone, contrasting with last year's Visibility theme. Feng Zhixuan's Wind Chimes – Sousa Chinensis (2024) at the Macalline Center of Art focused on national identity, while CLC Gallery Venture displayed Yang Guangnan's Borderlands, which examined urban transformation and pandemic oversight. Zhan Wang's installation at C5CNM contemplated space. The event also included international exhibitions, emphasizing the need for revitalization in Beijing's art landscape.
Key facts
- Beijing Gallery Weekend 2024 ran from May 30 to June 4
- The theme was Drift to Return, referencing a sense of rootlessness
- 34 galleries and institutions participated across four art districts
- Zhou Yilun's exhibition SANLIANZMK used waste materials to explore urban culture
- Yang Guangnan's Borderlands reflected on demolished artist villages like Heiqiao
- Liu Ding curated Room of Boundlessness with works from 1969 to 2024
- International artists included Christine Sun Kim, Yunchul Kim, and Roksana Pirouzmand
- Beijing's art scene is described as more local compared to Shanghai's
Entities
Artists
- Zhou Yilun
- Ai Weiwei
- Zeng Fanzhi
- Wang Xingwei
- Feng Zhixuan
- Yang Guangnan
- Zhan Wang
- Liu Ding
- Carol Yinghua Lu
- Du Fu
- Hu Shangzong
- Qiu Zhijie
- Cao Yu
- Christine Sun Kim
- Thomas Mader
- Yunchul Kim
- Roksana Pirouzmand
- Antoine Vidokle
Institutions
- Beijing Commune
- China Academy of Art
- ShanghART
- Taikang Space
- Taikang Art Museum
- Lisson
- Massimo de Carlo
- Macalline Center of Art
- China Central Television
- CLC Gallery Venture
- C5Art
- C-Space
- Space Local
- C5CNM
- Magician Space
- Yokohama Triennale
- Central Academy of Fine Art
- CAFA
- Galleria Continua
- Galerie Urs Meile
- White Space
- 798Cube
- Beijing Dangdai
- Jingart
- Artreview
Locations
- Beijing
- China
- 798 Art Zone
- Caochangdi
- Blanc Art Space
- Beijing CBD
- Hangzhou
- Shanghai
- Heiqiao Art Village
- Sunhe
- Naizifang
- Jingdezhen
- Venice
- Yokohama