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798 THREE

More impressions of the 798 Art District, a place so sweet you have to come back again and again. Foto shoots on every corner, serious artists in galleries and on the move.Yes, we have been here and bought some t-shirts. We are tourists, drunk of the amount of colors, structures and sculptures one can find here.

"C'est ne pas un pipe", 2011 the year of the rabbit. Click click goes my camera, trying to catch the moment. I run across the street, following that woman with the umbrella until she color matches with the background. Be sharp, inhale the vibes from here to Asia, dip trip, wild fantasia (US3).

-Matt.

798 TWO

Once I read somewhere that in a perfectly balanced and comfortable world, art becomes a threatened species. Everything has being said, no statements to be made, no taboos left to be broken. The future of art may lay in the East where things are changing.

Beijing's 798 Art District turns this hypothesis into practice one might think. A lot to see and think about. A couple of years ago this place was a melting pot of opinions, the underground surfaced here. The edges are still sharp, but commerce starts to kick in, hence the many eateries and gift shops. Nevertheless, this place should be on your hot spot list. Go visit!

-Matt.

798 ONE

One can walk into any international book store at our local railway station and grab an affordable Taschen book to have a view on art now! A full pack of images, a perspective  on the world. Right now, we are in Beijing and tell our cabbie to take us to the art district. This is 798, a time zone out of the ordinary, a formally industrial complex that houses the creative spirits of China.

We will come back several times to soak up the energy, look and enjoy, getting in contact with the east. An endless area full of content and in between some good lunch opportunities. Mao is an icon and a missile at the same time. Temples are yesterday, this is the present. Unfinished business, we need more days to grasp the picture of this wonderful place.

-Matt.