• 2016-12-16

    The sixth station of Taikang art journey: Treasure Hunt in Art Museum

    Can art museum be as interesting as pleasure ground? Just take a look at those happy kids playing around in Wanlin art museum, you bet, it can.

    It is an art activity for children co-hosted by Taikang Space and Wanlin art museum, focusing on the exhibition of Alumni donation from Chen Dongsheng and Li Yifei “Centennial Presents in Return”. The children from the affiliated primary school of Wuhan University and Taikang Life Insurance Hubei branch company both left footprints. The fond memory has entered the children`s minds. The kids came to know the exhibited artworks and this grand building while searching and seeking treasures in the museum accordingly to the six provided clues.

    Taikang Art Journey is an interactive art project run by Taikang Space. It not only includes the most participatory exhibitions but also provides exhibition guidance and interactive activities which are specifically designed for kids. Let’s begin with children’s art enlightenment, help them approach art, understand art, feel art.

  • 2016-11-21

    Lecture “Contemporary Art and Literary Writing” was held at China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)

    Co-hosted by Taikang Space and the Graduate Student Council of CAFA, the lecture entitled "Contemporary Art and Literary Writing" was held at CAFA Red Chair lecture hall on 21 November 2016. The talk is attached to the “Window” series forum, which is run by the Graduate Student Council of CAFA. It was the second time Taikang Space co-planning the forum. The artist Chen Xiaoyun, Jiang Zhi and the writer Chen Wei were invited as guest speakers, intensely discussing the behaviour of artists, the role that literature plays in art mediums, the boundary between contemporary art and literary writing and the representation of language and visual art.

    Through continuous campus lectures and salon activities, Taikang Space aims to share years of art practical experience, meanwhile, provides students more interactive opportunities talking to the insiders of the art industry. While the first snow of the season, hundreds of teachers and students attended and enthusiastically joined the discussion.

  • 2016-10-30

    The fifth station of Taikang art journey: the Shimmery Halloween

    Taikang’s little friends have come to the fifth station of their art journey at the Halloween. Transforming to little magicians, they made their exclusive castles and pixies using  creative magic. With the teacher’s guidance, the kids created Halloween masks and castles through painting, collage and constructing. Then they dressed up as their dreamed characters out into the streets harvesting Halloween candies.    

    The interactive project run by Taikang Space not only includes the most participatory shows but also provides exhibition guidance and interactive activities which are specifically designed for kids. Let’s begin with children’s art enlightenment, help them approach art, understand art, feel art.


  • 2016-10-22

    The fourth station of Taikang art journey: Freely Wandering in Art Gallery

    Since the unveiling of the Taikang art journey project and the launch of the art enlightening activities for kids, we have received a lot of support. At the same time, according to the supporters, the need for the art activities for adults is also increasingly high. Thus, Taikang art journey has specially designed the fourth station for all ages: Freely Wandering in Art Gallery.

    In the afternoon of 22nd October, forty friends from different departments of Taikang Life Insurance gathered at the exhibition Zeng Fanzhi: Parcours, with the curator’s guidance, cruising in Tadao Ando’s architectural design and Zeng Fanzhi’s art. The most significant part of this activity was that the participants would undergo the collision of the sparks of thought while observing the art. While exchanging the history background of the artworks, hearing the legendary mythology and catching the wise idea of the setting up of the exhibition, we were brought into a certain era, got close to an individual person or fell into a certain type of consciousness.

    The interactive project run by Taikang Space not only includes the most participatory shows but also provides exhibition guidance and interactive activities which are specifically designed for kids. Let’s begin with children’s art enlightenment, help them approach art, understand art, feel art.


  • 2016-09-21

    Taikang Life Insurance sponsored the exhibition “Zeng Fanzhi: Parcours”. Chairman Chen Dongsheng delivered his speech at the dinner party.

    On September 17th, 2016, the chairman of Taikang Life Insurance Mr Chen Dongsheng and the director of Taikang Space Ms Tang Xin were invited to visit the exhibition Zeng Fanzhi: Parcours held in UCCA in advance. Later they attended the dinner party organized for the sponsoring council. Taikang Life Insurance strongly supported the exhibition. So far, it is the largest scaled, contains the most artworks of Zeng and also his first solo exhibition held by art institute in Beijing. As Taikang Life Insurance plays an important role in the sponsoring union, Mr Chen made a speech at the dinner party.
  • 2016-09-03

    The third station of Taikang art journey: From Art Collection to Public Interactivities

    During this art journey, Taikang Space had invited 50 art lovers among Taikang Insurance staffs and their families to the exhibition The Weight of Spirit—Selected Treasures of 2016 Taikang Collection. With the curator's professional guidance, the audience closely inspected about 30 contemporary Chinese artworks collected by Taikang Space, in ways of admiring the works, listening stories and participating in the discussion and the workshops. 

    It’s an important thesis for non-profitable institutions to lead audience acknowleging the relationships among art, life and thoughts. Taikang Space is expected to accumulate experience for the public interactivities and Taikang Public Gallery by keeping such similar practical activities. By September 14th, this collection exhibition has met nearly one thousand staffs of Taikang Life Insurance. The specially designed guidance and the online interpretation have narrowed the gap between the artworks and the audience. 

    Taikang Space has specially designed the exhibition guidance for our friends. The audience were divided into adults and children, led by two curators separately. After the guidance, the children who participated in the art workshop were given the Handbook for Children of Taikang Collection. The handbook was carefully made by the curating team and selected artists of Taikang Space, and the section for hand-drawing was designed for children to free their imagination. They can fill the blank space of the classic works in the book. We wish they have a sweet     childhood memory during the process of doing something by their own hands.

    Taikang Art Journey is an art parent-child interactive project run by Taikang Space. It not only includes the most participatory exhibitions but also provides exhibition guidance and interactive activities which are specifically designed for kids. Let’s begin with children’s art enlightenment, help them approach art, understand art, feel art.

  • 2016-08-27

    The first phase of roundtable discussion “Capital and Space” was held in Taikang Space

    Nowadays, contemporary art as a particular form of both culture phenomenon and social relations in broadening sense has become a more complicated kind of practice that is reflecting and creating the reality. Meanwhile, the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas can develop the premise, the starting point and the introspection for art, architecture and design. In this situation, today’s contemporary art institutes start to redefine their practice and jobs. As a consequence, we have launched a series of interdisciplinary collaboration and communication. The involvement with PILLS’ roundtable plan is an important part of this series. As the platform where the youths share ideas, PILLS pays attention to architectural design, contemporary art, the production of space and urban problem. Based on interdisciplinary interaction, PILLS brought the most concerned issues to public view through the roundtable discussion. 27 August, Taikang Space first time collaborated with PILLS on the roundtable discussion project and offered the place for the discussion entitled “the Capital and Space”. The discussion invited seven guests from the different professional background including architecture, fine arts and media, Wang Zigeng, Wang Shuo, Han Tao, Zhang Sirui, Wu Qi, Zhu Qipeng and Li Jia. The process of the discussion was filmed and would present through mass media. 
  • 2016-08-20

    The second station of Taikang art journey: Fantastic Babies

    In the afternoon of August 20th, nearly 20 families organized by Taikang Space have attended the exhibition Rauschenberg in China held in UCCA. The exhibition guide interpreted the artworks with tones and speed which were easier accepted for children. Inspired by the “Bob Ally” of Rauschenberg, the children established their own art ally in the workshop. Their infinite creativity and happiness made their parents realize the power of art.

    Taikang Art Journey is an art parent-child interactive project run by Taikang Space. It not only includes the most participatory exhibitions but also provides exhibition guidance and interactive activities which are specifically designed for kids. Let’s begin with children’s art enlightenment, help them approach art, understand art, feel art.


  • 2016-08-13

    City, the wasteland and people

    Using books inlaid in a worn wall, Pan Li was trying to find a basis between a certain language and special space. The creation in wasteland has inspired her thoughts among the relationships of city, the wasteland and people. On 13th August, the creator Pan Li , the founder of Heilan Literature Chen Wei and several followers of this theme gathered in Taikang Space to begin the discussion about the commensalism of art and city. This activity was organized by Dandu Reading and belongs to the series salon: the Death of Creativity.
  • 2016-08-12

    Aura disappeared after the shining: private guide tour and theme salon for readers of Dandu Reading

    On August 12th, Dandu Reading has attracted dozens of fans of literature, photography and contemporary art to the exhibition venue by its online presentation of exhibition images and ideas. The curator Su Wenxiang led the audience with his provocative exhibition guidance, accompanied by their unceasing questions and discussions. Later, the theme salon was held on the third level of Taikang Space, participated by artists Dong Dawei and Ren Han altogether. They started from the exhibition and shared expanded ideas as well as the experience of watching and creating. 

    This private guidance and the salon were based on the topic: Aura Disappeared after the Shining, which encouraged the participators to prolong their inspirations of observing and creating into their life. Dandu Reading was the latest name of the One-way Street. It is published every two months  focusing on the non-imaginary reports, cultural comments, critical thinking and artworks.
  • 2016-08-05

    Ms. Tang Xin was invited to the Tsinghua-Sotheby Institute Art Forum and Taikang Space has become its educational practice supporting venue

    On 5th August 2016, Ms Tang Xin, the director of Taikang Space was invited to attend the Tsinghua-Sotheby Institute Art Forum, which was held by Tsinghua SEM and Tsinghua Fine Art College. She had a discussion on the topic: the Challenges and Opportunities of Art Museums and Institutions, with vice director of National Gallery of China, the executive director of Baoku China Zhu Xudong, and the vice dean Zhang Gan of Tsinghua Fine Art College.
  • 2016-07-16

    The first station of Taikang art journey: Meeting Little Artists under the Olive Tree

    Taikang Art Journey set sail formally on 16th July this summer. Taikang Space organised 15 terms of staffs from Taikang Life Insurance and their families to the spot of Meeting Renoir under the Olive Tree, the global tour exhibition authorised by Renoir family. Based on the classic work of Renoir, Olive Manor, the children learned that the artists of the Impressionism used to inspect the nature, as well as the effect on colours cast by light and shade. The children expressed their understanding with great joy drawing the olive tree from their minds on the painting board. 

    Taikang Art Journey is an art parent-child interactive project run by Taikang Space. It not only includes the most participatory exhibitions but also provides exhibition guidance and interactive activities which are specifically designed for kids. Let’s begin with children’s art enlightenment, help them approach art, understand art, feel art.


  • 2016-06-22

    Exhibition and Collection in Art Institute” Session in Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)

    Co-sponsored by Taikang Space and CAFA, the lecture“Exhibition and Collection in Art Institute” was held at Red Chair lecture hall in CAFA at 6:30, June 22. The talk was attached to “Window” series forum of CAFA and the second theme session of “Artist towards the Society.” The director of Taikang art collection and Taikang Space Ms Tang Xin, the vice director of Taikang Space Su Wenxiang, the senior curator of Taikang Space Li Jia, guests speaker Professor Lu Zhengyuan and many active young artists joined the discussion of institute operation and collection, curation and artistic creation. The conversation reached its climax while they shared experience and raised questions.
  • 2016-06-03

    “Light Pavilion” Forum “Image and Everyday Critique” Held in Taikang Space

    On Jun 3rd, 2016, the first "Light Pavilion" forum was held in Taikang Space. The forum was based on the exhibitions of “Light Pavilion” project in 2016  inviting artists, scholars and curators in related fields to brainstorm on and beyond the topic of the current exhibition "Liang Ban: Lightly Concussion." The artist Liang Ban joined the discussion of "Image and Everyday Critique" with Mr Qi Zhen and his fellow students from the experimental art department of CAFA.
  • 2016-05-20

    Ms Tang Xin was invited to Tsinghua University to give a lecture.

    The MFA course co-sponsored by Academy of Arts & Design, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University and Sotheby's Institute of Art is visiting and giving curriculum in Beijing, New York and Los Angeles from 2016 to 2018. On 20th May 2016,  Ms Tang Xin was invited to give the MFA course a wonderful lecture titled “Non-profit organisation’s mission of Chinese contemporary art” in Tsinghua University. During the lecture, the students raised questions about the specific problems from their unit and the current condition of the art industry. Ms Tang Xin conducted the discussion and exchanged ideas closely with them.

  • 2016-04-29

    The public activity, "Music Odyssey: from Industrial Rhyme to Shamanism Sounds" held in Taikang Space

    In the afternoon of April 29th, 2016, the second public activity of the exhibition "Bio-Archiving: Underground Music in Shenyang 1995-2002" was held in the exhibition hall B of Taikang space’s first floor. The activity invited the former lead singer of Malignant Tumour at the End of Days Xiao Han as the guest. The talk started with his professional experience and the conversion of musical philosophy, according to his personal experience from the 1990s until present which includes three creation and research stages: rock&roll music, sound art and shamanistic music. By sharing pictures, texts and AV data with the audience, giving them rock&roll and shamanistic music live show, Xiao Han conducted the discussion and exchanged ideas with them.
  • 2016-03-29

    Symposium of Bio-archiving: Underground Music in Shenyang 1995-2002 was hosted in China Central Academy of Fine Art

    March 29th, 2016, the The symposium "Back to 'Locality' : Rock Music, Art and Cultural Politics in the 1990's" was held in Red Chair lecture hall in CAFA. Curator Dong Bingfeng as keynote speaker, the associate director of Taikang Space Su Wenxiang as emcee, communicated and discussed with the audience for quite a while. The symposium focused on Shenyang’s underground music in the 90’s and related films, the condition of contemporary art industry and etc. 

  • 2016-03-17

    The Symposium "Back to 'Locality': Rock Music, Art and Cultural Politics in the 1990's" was hosted in Taikang Space

    At the opening of Bio-archiving: Underground Music in Shenyang 1995-2002, six cultural workers Dong Bingfeng, Li Juchuan, Luo Yuequan, Ma Zhongren, Qin Siyuan and Su Wenxiang from Shenyang, Beijing, Taipei and Wuhan had a discussion on the topic of "Back to 'Locality': Rock Music, Art and Cultural Politics in the 1990's". From the perspectives and experience of being a curator, scholar and musician, they retrospected 90’s music and expanded cultural background, deeply analysed the significant of commensalism when local cultural conflicts with neo-liberalism and institutionalism.
  • 2016-01-15

    The chairman of Taikang Space Chen Dongsheng ranked in 2015 Hi Art annual list

    On 15 January 2016, Hi Art Center held "Pattern • Trend: the conference of Hi Art 2015 annual list ", Mr Chen Dongsheng, chairman of Taikang Life Insurance, ranked in the "2015 promoting the development of Chinese contemporary art 12 collectors" list. Taikang Space ranked in the annual non-profit art organisation list. Taikang Space’s vice director Su Wenxiang attended the conference and delivered a speech.

    The List firstly affirmed chairman Chen Dongsheng of his enthusiasm for the art career and low-key style. Donating Wanlin Museum to Wuhan University as alumni also set a precedent for Chinese contemporary art development. Moreover, non-profit arts organisations first became an independent sector in Hi Art in the annual list, which showed the non-profit organisations were increasingly important. The list analysed Taikang space’s decade robust exhibitions and the trial of academic research, meanwhile, affirmed its keep of first heart, long- term practice, accumulation and passage. 

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