The flowing colors of 798 art district
Updated: 2013-09-27 10:23
By Zhang Yuchen (China Daily)
|
|||||||||||
Frantic negotiations
Up a steep flight of steps in dim evening light, a handful of women are busy with frantic phone-call negotiations at the Thinking Hand Studio, but Huang appears calm and eager to talk about the art zone, which he once initiated and tried to preserve.
In March 2007, on the orders of the Seven Star Group, the property company in the factory district, Huang was refused permission to rent studios, and was forced to move out of the zone.
"Like a speeding train lost to posterity, 798 has already missed out on the chance of standing eternally in the arts world," Huang said, pointing to a declining taste in cultural events and stalls in the art zone recently. "The next step is to know how to guarantee the quality of culture it presents."
Mao, the artist, also suggests that commercial development should take place outside the art zone.
"The value of the art zone needs to avoid being exploited inside but to be established outside," he said. "That is what the government should do."
|
|
Related Stories
A tour through Beijing’s hutong and 798 Art Zone 2013-02-06 14:19
10 Years at 798 art zone 2012-10-15 13:51
Art runs in his blood 2013-09-25 09:11
Art beat in September 2013-09-04 15:14
Qingcheng folk art attracts visitors 2013-08-21 10:00
Nature, art, durians & roti 2013-07-08 09:12
Today's Top News
Russia to guard Syria chemical weapon destruction
Interpol issues arrest notice for 'white widow'
Vice-Premier urges more cooperation in Eurasia
Foreign suppliers dominate
Early fish ancestor found
Joining talks on trade in services
Courier reaches for the sky with drone
New legal era for Shanghai FTZ
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
Flowing colors of 798 art district |
Nuclear plants see growth |
Nurses embark on journey to the West |
Old soldiers receive badge of recognition |
Watchdog bites with no favor |
New energy solutions |