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画廊周北京以多元蓬勃的参展阵容迎来第七届年度活动，创新精神拥抱国际视野

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画廊周北京将于2023年迎来第七届年度活动，举办日期定档于5月26日至6月4日。其中，5月26日至28日为贵宾日，5月30日至6月4日为公众日。本届活动将以798艺术区为中心，辐射至草场地艺术区、中间艺术区、隆福寺艺术区、国贸、将台等北京多地，联动激发城市文化活力。经由第七届学术委员会评选，截至目前，共有来自全球9个城市的37家画廊和非营利机构确认参与。

嘉宾（从左至右）为：美凯龙艺术中心总监杨北辰；蜂巢当代艺术中心创始人夏季风；画廊周北京总监王一妃；画廊周北京媒体经理杨冰心

2月9日，画廊周北京第一次新闻发布会在798艺术区UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心报告厅成功举办，出席本场新闻发布会的嘉宾有：北京七星华电科技集团有限责任公司副总经理、北京七九八文化科技有限公司董事长滕彦斌，画廊周北京总监王一妃，画廊周北京参展非营利机构代表、美凯龙艺术中心总监杨北辰，画廊周北京参展画廊代表、蜂巢当代艺术中心创始人夏季风。嘉宾们就对年度主题的理解、如何打造城市文化事件、展览作为工作核心和对新一届画廊周北京的展望展开热烈探讨。

画廊周北京2023第一次新闻发布会现场

画廊周北京将沿袭以展览为核心的活动策划基调，致力于拓展中外当代艺术的交流，丰富城市居民的线下文化生活。在第七届学术委员会的提议与讨论下，本届活动将以“易见（Visibility）”为主题。“易见（Visibility）”是思想的视觉化，以形象开启思维的想象力，协助我们打破现实的界限，在可能和不可能之间发现包容性与潜能。我们期待通过当代艺术，使想象复位、万物可见。

画廊周北京总监王一妃

自成立以来，主单元作为画廊周北京工作的出发点和核心，集中展示本地画廊与非营利机构的多元面貌，呈现北京前沿的当代艺术图景。今年，主单元的参展阵容将由19家画廊与6家非营利机构共同组成。其中，里森画廊、拟像和美凯龙艺术中心首次参展，墨斋、势象空间、空白空间和路易威登北京Espace文化艺术空间再度回归第七届的年度活动。

画廊周北京坚持国际对话与多方合作。2023年将进一步凸显画廊周北京模式的突出优势。第七届活动将具备更广阔的视野，为广泛的国内外观众甄选优质的当代艺术内容。艺访单元将延续“城市”作为线索，邀请特点鲜明的国内外中型画廊在798艺术区内呈现耳目一新的展览，彰显其代表城市的活力，并为北京艺术生态的创新提供更多元的可能性。本届艺访单元目前共纳入了12家画廊，覆盖包括柏林、成都、香港、伦敦、洛杉矶、巴黎、上海和台北在内的多个全球当代艺术生态中的重要城市，其中首次参展的画廊包括亞紀畫廊（台北）、大卫·柯丹斯基画廊（洛杉矶/纽约）、施博尔画廊（柏林/巴黎/首尔）、托马斯·舒尔特画廊（柏林）和施布特-玛格画廊（柏林/伦敦/洛杉矶/纽约）。

公共单元将邀请策展人陈立领衔本届策划，以“琢面（Facets）”为主题，以火焰与结晶体所代表的两种完美的秩序形式，隐喻“喧嚣中的秩序”与“自我组合的系统”。此次策展理念试图去除媒介属性和既定领域的划分，以异质的组织结构来凸显艺术创作中的可见与公共性。该单元将通过雕塑、装置、影像、表演等不同类型的艺术作品，在具体之外将可见的痕迹与不可见的事物联系起来。新势力单元将延续对华语地区年轻艺术家的创作面貌的关注，突破往年以展览与论坛为主导的传统模式，创新性地以影像与表演作为核心形式，探索和解读中国当代艺术的“新势力”。

嘉宾（从左至右）为：美凯龙艺术中心总监杨北辰；画廊周北京总监王一妃；北京七星华电科技集团有限责任公司副总经理、北京七九八文化科技有限公司董事长滕彦斌；蜂巢当代艺术中心创始人夏季风

画廊周北京总监王一妃表示：“2023年是画廊周北京极为关键的一年，我们将其视为新起点，在六年的经验累积后蓄势待发。第七届画廊周北京将在各方重启的信心下，回顾并坚守我们的核心价值，以专业的态度建立国际化的对话与推广平台，持续性地共构北京本土当代艺术行业的稳健生态。我们期待与更广泛的当代艺术机构和跨界伙伴展开合作，于5月底相聚北京，为世界展现北京作为当代艺术据点的文化凝聚力。”

“经过七年积累和打磨，在不断的创新发展中，画廊周北京成为了业界重量级文化艺术活动的风向标。今年，对于画廊周北京来说，是新起点、新期待、新启航，未来七星集团和七九八文化科技公司将以画廊周北京为平台，助力中国当代艺术产业良性发展。”

——滕彦斌，北京七星华电科技集团有限责任公司副总经理、北京七九八文化科技有限公司董事长

“根据我的观察，画廊周北京的核心意图是推动当代艺术生态向前发展，我了解到的诸多北京机构都会在此期间安排年度最重要的展览。平台可以推动我们更进一步，回归艺术家和展览本身，关注这二者的可见性。”

——杨北辰，美凯龙艺术中心总监

“每一届画廊周北京的举办就像798艺术区迎来了一年一度的春天。蜂巢当代艺术中心每年都会为参与画廊周北京认真筹备，不断调整展览档期，跟上节奏，期待与画廊周北京同频开幕。”

——夏季风，蜂巢当代艺术中心创始人

北京七星华电科技集团有限责任公司副总经理、北京七九八文化科技有限公司董事长滕彦斌

美凯龙艺术中心总监杨北辰

蜂巢当代艺术中心创始人夏季风

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画廊周北京2023学术委员会

卢迎华：北京中间美术馆馆长

田霏宇（Philip Tinari）：UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心馆长

夏季风：蜂巢当代艺术中心创始人

花笑婵：户尔空间创始人

孙士娴：CLC画廊合伙人

画廊周北京2023日程 

媒体日：5月25日（周四）

贵宾日：5月26日至28日（周五-周日）

公众日：5月30日至6月4日（周二-周日）

Gallery Weekend Beijing returns with a diverse and preeminent line-up of 37 exhibitors for its 7th edition, embracing the global vision with an innovative spirit.

Gallery Weekend Beijing (GWBJ) running from 26 May – 4 June, welcomes its 7th edition in 2023, with a VIP Preview from 26-28 May and Public Days from 30 May – 4 June. Centred at 798 Art District, this year"s programme will celebrate the cultural vitality of the city by spanning various sites in Beijing, including Caochangdi Art District, Inside-out Art Unit, Longfusi Art District, Guomao and Jiangtai. The 7th edition will showcase a robust line-up of 37exhibitors coming from 9different global cities as selected by this year"s Academic Committee.

Gallery Weekend Beijing 2023 successfully held the first press conference today on Thursday, 9 February at UCCA Auditorium, 798 Art District. The guests attending the event were Teng Yanbin, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Sevenstar Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Chairman of 798 Culture Technology CO., LTD; Amber Yifei Wang, Director of Gallery Weekend Beijing; Yang Beichen, representative of participating non-profit institutions at GWBJ and Director of the Macalline Art Center; Xia Jifeng, representative of participating galleries at GWBJ and Founder of Hive Center for Contemporary Art. The guests forged a lively dialogue on topics such as the understanding of the annual theme, how to create a cultural landmark event in the city, exhibitions as the core, and what to expect from the new edition of Gallery Weekend Beijing.

Gallery Weekend Beijing 2023 is dedicated to enhancing international communication on contemporary art and to enriching the cultural life of Beijing residents by positioning exhibitions at its core. Under the joint discussion of the Academic Committee, the 7th annual programme has chosen "Visibility" as its overarching theme. By visualising ideas, "Visibility" expands the vision through images, helping us to break the boundaries of reality and explore the realm of possibilities. Through contemporary art, we look forward to discovering the visibility of the invisible by rebooting our imagination.

Since its inception, the Main Sector has served as the core of the GWBJ exhibition programme, featuring the outstanding local galleries and non-profit institutions and celebrating the thriving modern-day art scene across Beijing. This year"s roster will feature 19 galleries and 6 non-profit institutions, with first time participants including Lisson Gallery, SIMULACRA and Macalline Art Center. The sector will also celebrate the return of INK studio, SHIXIANG SPACE, WHITE SPACE and Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing.

Gallery Weekend Beijing remain committed to the values of international exchanges and extensive cooperation. In 2023, the reopening will highlight the outstanding advantages of the Gallery Weekend model by engaging vast audiences with a broader vision and highly selective contemporary art contents. Continuing "City" as a direction for their presentations, galleries under the Visiting Sector consist mainly of the distinctive medium-sized ones in the global artistic landscape, and will stage exhibitions that inject new energy and contextual diversity into Beijing"s contemporary art scene. The 7th edition will feature 12 galleries with spaces in Berlin, Chengdu, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Shanghai and Taipei. First time participants are Each Modern (Taipei), David Kordansky Gallery (Los Angeles/New York), Esther Schipper (Berlin/Paris/Seoul), Galerie Thomas Schulte (Berlin), and Sprüth Magers (Berlin/London/Los Angeles/New York).

Conceived by curator Leo Li Chen, this year"s Public Sector is organized around the theme of "Facets", using the two forms of perfect order represented by Flame and Crystal as metaphors for"order out of noise" and "self-organizing system". Chen attempts to eliminate the division of media properties and their corresponding applications, and to highlight the visibility and publicity of artistic practice with a heterogeneous structure. Through a broad spectrum of mediums ranging from sculpture, installation, video, and performance, this sector will explore and build the internal connections between visible traces and invisible things beyond concreteness. The Up&Coming Sector will continue showcasing the works of young artists in the growing Chinese-speaking region. Breaking the conventional practices of group exhibitions and talks, the sector will return this year in the innovative form of screenings and performances to explore the new forces of Chinese contemporary art.

Amber Yifei Wang, Director of Gallery Weekend Beijing, says: "The year 2023 marks a crucial moment for Gallery Weekend Beijing, and we see it as a new starting point, ready to impress the world with six years" accumulated experience. Now in its seventh edition, sharing the confidence with all our partners involved in the relaunch, Gallery Weekend Beijing will review and uphold the core values to build a professional and international platform, and sustainably assist in constructing a robust environment for the local community. We look forward to working with a wider range of art institutions and cross-sector partners to gather in Beijing this late May to showcase the city"s cultural cohesion as a global contemporary art centre."

Further programme details and exhibitors will be announced in Spring 2023. For more information, please follow GWBJ via its social media channels.

Gallery Weekend Beijing 2023 Academic Committee

Carol Yinghua Lu, Director, Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum

Philip Tinari, Director, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

Xia Jifeng, Founder, Hive Center for Contemporary Art

Hua, Founder, Hua International

Sun Shixian, Co-founder, CLC Gallery Venture

SAVE THE DATE

Media Day: 25 May 2023

VIP Days: 26-28 May 2023

Public Days: 30 May - 4 June 2023