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3 unusual facts about 798 Art Zone


Feng Boyi

This was the first renovated space featuring the high arched ceilings that would become synonymous with Beijing's 798 Art Zone.

2003, "Left Hand - Right Hand" showcased Chinese and East German sculptors at 798 Space and Daoyaolu Workshop A. Among the works was Sui Jianguo's enormous concrete sculpture "Mao's Right Hand", which is just what the name suggests, and an example of modern Chinese art's ironic reflections on history.

Jonathan Kearney

During this period Kearney held exhibitions in the famous 798 Art Zone of Beijing and in Shanghai, including the 6th Shanghai Biennale where he was part of the first ever Liverpool Biennial exhibition at the Shanghai Biennale.



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