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Galleria Continua – Beijing

Founded in 1990 in San Gimignano by Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi and Maurizio Rigillo.

Dashanzi Art District 798 #8503, Chaoyang District

Beijing, a pioneering contemporary art gallery in China In keeping with the constantly evolving nature of the gallery and its desire to address as wide a public as possible, in 2005 Galleria Continua opened a new exhibition space in Beijing, China, the aim being to promote international contemporary art in a nation where it is little seen and to encourage new forms of cultural exchange. Galleria Continua Beijing performs a particularly intense cultural mediation role, offering Chinese art-lovers the chance to visit exhibitions in which international-level artists devise projects specifically for the gallery space and reflect upon their experiences. It is a twofold challenge: for the foreign artist, who is exhibiting in China in a rather particular venue; and for the visitor, who is venturing into very different cultural territory. The gallery’s interest in China arose principally as a result of its solid ties of friendship with Chen Zhen and Xu Min.

In April 2004 Galleria Continua participated in the first contemporary art fair in Beijing. Then, in November of the same year, the gallery hosted its first visitors to present them its project in the 798 Art District (the former 798 Factory), a reconverted industrial zone occupied by artists, gallery owners and art lovers. The premises taken over by the gallery (1,000 m2 and 13 metres high) had not yet been restored, and its 1950s Bauhaus style was intact. This style is preserved even after the renovation works. In May 2005 Galleria Continua held its inaugural show in the new space, featuring 16 artists from five continents. At the time it was one of the few initiatives to be organized by a Western gallery in China. Since then there have been exhibitions of the work of Chen Zhen, Daniel Buren, Loris Cecchini, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Anish Kapoor and Kendell Geers plus various other projects, monographic and group shows. The space has become an exciting venue for presenting artists from around the world, all the more remarkable given the comparative rarity of such ventures on the part of Western galleries. The underlying thread of Galleria Continua’s activities in Beijing, as it is in San Gimignano, is to discover new artists and to provide showcases that bring together spheres of creativity and various different cultures.

Contacts & Details
OPENING:
tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

CLOSING DAYS:
mon

T: +86 10 5978 9505
M: beijing@galleriacontinua.com.cn
W: Galleria Continua – Beijing

ADDRESS
Dashanzi Art District 798 #8503, Chaoyang District

ESTABLISHED
2005
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Represented Artists
Ai Weiwei
Artist
Daniel Buren
Artist
Cai Guo-Qiang
Artist
Chen Zhen
Artist
Marcelo Cidade
Artist
Antony Gormley
Artist
Gu Dexin
Artist
Subodh Gupta
Artist
Ilya & Emilia Kabakov
Artist
Kan Xuan
Artist
Sabrina Mezzaqui
Artist
Margherita Morgantin
Artist
Ornaghi & Prestinari
Artist
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Artist
Qiu Zhijie
Artist
Serse
Artist
Sun Yuan & Peng Yu
Artist
Nari Ward
Artist
Sislej Xhafa
Artist
Artist
Past Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Tobias Rehberger: I am me (except when I pretend I am her)
A special project for the Beijing Gallery Weekend.
26 Jun 2022 - 20 Jan 2023
Galleria Continua – Beijing
Beijing
Exhibitions
Antony Gormley: Host
Galleria Continua presents a solo show by widely acclaimed British artist, Antony Gormley, in its Beijing...
19 Mar 2016 - 20 Aug 2016
Galleria Continua – Beijing
Beijing
Exhibitions
Serse: As Far as the Eye Can See
Galleria Continua / Beijing hosts the first solo exhibition in China of Serse, a European master of...
19 Jan 2016 - 20 Feb 2016
Galleria Continua – Beijing
Beijing
Exhibitions
Ai Weiwei First Solo Show in China
Galleria Continua presents in its exhibition space in Beijing the show Ai Weiwei. For the first time...
06 Jun 2015 - 06 Dec 2015
Galleria Continua – Beijing
Beijing
Exhibitions
Unlived by What is Seen
After a year of in-depth communication and exploration, twenty-eight artists were selected, along with...
13 Dec 2014 - 15 Mar 2015
Galleria Continua – Beijing
Beijing
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