I: project space is a platform for international art discourse and exchange.

The space is based in Beijing and was founded 2014 by the two curators Antonie Angerer and Anna-Viktoria Eschbach. Dedicated to build support structures for artists and open possibilities for long-term dialogues between artistic, curatorial, research and other modes of knowledge production, I: project space is operating completely non-profit. The space is located in the old Hutong area of Beijing and is combining an exhibition space with a residency studio for visiting artists from China and abroad.

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I: project space

BanQiao Hutong 10, Dongcheng, 100007 Beijing, China

↓ a selection of our activities

Exhibition „A Truck Is Parked in the Grass Near a Tree in Doubt“ in the „Galerie des Konzfuzius Institutes Nürnberg“, Germany, Nürnberg, 2020.

A Truck Is Parked in the Grass Near a Tree in Doubt - Exhibiton View

A Truck Is Parked in the Grass Near a Tree in Doubt - Flyer

A Truck Is Parked in the Grass Near a Tree in Doubt - Gender Workshop, Transkript

A Truck Is Parked in the Grass Near a Tree in Doubt - Instagram

Various

Beijing22 is an open, independent, long-term curatorial project, which will investigate the dynamics of Beijing’s urban space in the five years preceding the Olympic Games in 2022.

Feminist South is a curatorial project and research platform spanning across 2017-2019 that aims to generate discussion on contemporary feminist practice located in and around Asia, Australia and the Pacific regions.

Independent Art Spaces (IAS) is a network that seeks to unite Beijing's patchwork of alternative, non-profit and non-commercial galleries in the spirit of sharing knowledge and purpose.

Each year, Independent Art Spaces selects a different theme for public events towards the end of summer.

I: Project Space

Concept

I: project space is an augmentation of what a contemporary art institution can be, by using the freedom that comes along with running an independent practice.

Ultimately, it brings together Antonie Angerer’s & Anna-Viktoria Eschbach’s curatorial and publishing activities. The space is located in the old Hutong area of Beijing and is combining an exhibition space with a residency studio for visiting artists from China and abroad. Taking its location in the center of Beijing but outside the art districts as a premise, I: project space engages in bringing an interaction with art back into the daily life.

Collaborating with local and international cultural producers, I: project space is constantly building networks with like-minded spaces all over the world to share information and to expand the impact of the independent art scene. Dedicated to build support structures for artists and open possibilities for long-term dialogues between artistic, curatorial, research and other modes of knowledge production, I: project space is operating completely non-profit. Exchange and dialogue should not become empty phrases but have to be implemented into actions. The programming of the space is framing the residency and exhibitions with an on-going discourse about current questions on contemporary art.

I: project space aims to encourage innovative and investigative approaches, crossing borders between different creative disciplines, cultural identities, geographical locations, political economies, crafts and new technologies. By placing emphasis on the open dialogues, I: project space looks to foster experimentation, collaboration and inter-disciplinary exchange.

Team

Founder & director

Antonie Angerer

Founder & director

Anna-Viktoria Eschbach

Program manager

Shaonan Xi

Residency Exchange Fellow

Xiaoyao Xu

Head of design

Sonja Zagermann

Legal advisor

Benedict Young

PR manager

Jackie Zhang

projects and activities

residency

The residency at I: project space was founded in 2014 to offer a space where artists could live and work, providing time for reflection and production over a period of between two and three months in the inspiring setting of Beijing. The key to the ‘residency’ concept is the transposition of artists into a cultural context different from their own, accelerating reflection on one’s own work and the cultural and social discourse. With its broad network of local and global partners, I: project space connects residents with the dynamic art scene in China and fosters lasting relationships between China and abroad.

Institute

I:nstitute is the research and education department of I: project space. The diverse program of I:nstitute facilitates exchange between academia, the cultural sector, and other social stakeholders and by doing so promotes critical thinking across domains. Guided by expert practitioners, participants get the opportunity to develop their interests, strengths, and skills. I:nstitute presents conferences, lectures, debates, workshops, and other programming in collaboration with partner institutes. Examples for previous projects are the international “Overwhelming Imagination – Achieving and Undermining Contradictions” conference at Sishang Art Museum, “Politics of Display - Curating and its Public” at CAFAM and the on-going curatorial round-table “CCC – curatorial chit chat” with guests like Monika Szewczyk (documenta 14).

tria

tria publishing platform was started by graphic designer Sonja Zagermann and curators and art critics Antonie Angerer, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach in 2015 and it is publishing and distributing books about art everywhere between Switzerland and China.

Beijing22

Until the upcoming Winter Olympics in 2022, Beijing22 manifests itself in exhibitions, publications, talks, conferences and other activities, thereby archiving the various perspectives of artists, curators, academics and journalists from China and abroad. The core element of Beijing22 is an online forum for artistic and scientific positions and a publicly accessible archive accompanying urban changes in a parallel and discursive manner. The city, cultural policies, the image of Beijing and individual perspectives and testimonies are captured and curated in response to one of the greatest urban developments in recent history. The material helps us to comprehend and reflect on the changing city and contextualize it with references from a variety of disciplines such as art, architecture, city planning, sociology, philosophy, journalism, psychology etc.

I: project space

BanQiao Hutong 10, Dongcheng, 100007 Beijing, China

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