Gallery Weekend Beijing 2025 Prioritizes Quality Over Hype
The ninth edition of Gallery Weekend Beijing (GWBJ) has been restructured as part of 'Beijing Art Season,' shifting from a pay-to-enter model to invitation-only and dropping staples like a curated group show and a Condo-like section. The event focuses on domestic Chinese artists, with notable exceptions like Nguyễn Trinh Thi's three-channel film installation '47 Days, Sound-Less' (2024) at Spurs Gallery in the 798 Art Zone. Evelyn Taocheng Wang's paintings dedicated to Agnes Martin, shown alongside Cheng Xinyi at Antenna Space's temporary space, explore marginalia and identity. Tant Yunshu Zhong's small sculptures at Tabula Rasa demand close attention. Other highlights include Liu Cong's hyperrealistic oil paintings of open books at Reflexion Gallery and Ma Qiusha's exhibition 'A Young Man' at Caijin Space, which uses AI-generated footage and installations to explore memory and her grandfather, actor Ma Chao. The event runs from 23 May to 1 June 2025.
Key facts
- Gallery Weekend Beijing 2025 is part of 'Beijing Art Season'.
- Selection process changed from pay-to-enter to invitation-only.
- Curated group show and Condo-like section were dropped.
- Nguyễn Trinh Thi shows '47 Days, Sound-Less' at Spurs Gallery.
- Evelyn Taocheng Wang and Cheng Xinyi exhibit at Antenna Space.
- Tant Yunshu Zhong's sculptures at Tabula Rasa.
- Liu Cong's hyperrealistic oil paintings at Reflexion Gallery.
- Ma Qiusha's exhibition 'A Young Man' at Caijin Space.
Entities
Artists
- Nguyễn Trinh Thi
- Evelyn Taocheng Wang
- Cheng Xinyi
- Tant Yunshu Zhong
- Skyler Chen
- Li Shurui
- Tan Yingjie
- Wang Xingwei
- Liu Cong
- Ma Qiusha
- Ma Chao
- Agnes Martin
Institutions
- Gallery Weekend Beijing
- Spurs Gallery
- Antenna Space
- Tabula Rasa
- Platform China
- White Space
- Wind H Art Center
- Galerie Urs Meile
- Reflexion Gallery
- Caijin Space
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- Beijing
- China
- 798 Art Zone