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Located in the northeast corner of Beijing, a 50 during the last century built factories, the factory now transformed into a 798 world-renowned Cultural District. A total area of about 10,000 square meters more than 60.
At that time, a German agency responsible for the joint construction of the architectural
design of a large factory, the design of the Bauhaus style typical to combine practical and simple as a model of the perfect combination. Germans in pursuit of high quality
building standards, for example, the design seismic intensity of more than eight at a time when Sino-Soviet standards are only 6-7; another example, in order to ensure
robustness, the use of a brick building No. 500; also Yes, the windows of the north plant, which was generally the south windows of buildings, this design can take full
advantage of daylight and reflected light, which maintained a uniform and stable light, and from the visual point of view,
Since 2001, many artists found a unique vision to engage in arts and 798 pairs of unique advantages, so many from outside the surrounding areas of Beijing and Beijing artists gathered in 798 plants. They make full use of the existing plant in Germany the Bauhaus style, a little decoration and finishing, so that the plant had been boring into unique and creative art exhibition space. 798 today at home and abroad has aroused a wide range of media and public attention, and Beijing has become a landmark of urban culture.
In the presence of artists and cultural institutions, the large area of vacant factories into
a scale has been leased and transformation, and gradually developed into galleries, art centers, artist studios, design firms, catering and other space bar polymerization,
the formation of the international color of the "SOHO-style art village" and "LOFT way of life." Through contemporary art, architecture space, and historical context of
cultural industries and urban living environment of the organic combination of 798 has evolved into a cultural concept, of various types of professionals and the general
public have had a strong attraction
Of Beijing, 798 Art District has not only as a purely artistic areas exist, there is another function that has been with the National Palace Museum as a tourism company with the same level of representation of the landscape. 798 can be seen holding a yellow banner in droves of foreigners who guided the shuttle in between the galleries. Slowly from the 798 now a creative arts area, transformed into works of art display and sale area, a certain degree in art hypermarkets.
The world is flat, China's cities is a matter of fact the world's cities, the world is China's rapid build-up culture. Globalization is a profound effect on the face of Chinese cities and the process to attract businessmen and tourists around the world to regulate the city's construction costs and architectural styles, non-stop replacement opponent and the role of partners, the city into a business, the arts become a kinds of style.
Art World is Flat is round 2009-07-16 |
