Hive Center for Contemporary Art (Hive) was founded by XIA Jifeng and stated to operate as a gallery in 2013, its predecessor being a non-profit art institution founded in 2008. Hive denotes the collective mode of living of human and the complicity of its thinking, which perfectly fits the social structure of China and status quo of Chinese contemporary art.
The headquarters of Hive locates in the renowned 798 Art Zone in Beijing, Covering approximately 4000㎡ and owning five international-standard exhibition halls and a preface hall serving opening events.
To mark the gallery’s tenth anniversary in 2023, Hive Center for Contemporary Art is honoured to announce the official opening of two new gallery spaces, Hive Shanghai and Hive Becoming Shanghai. Hive Shanghai is located in the First Trust Co. Building at 270 Beijing East Road, once considered as the financial street of the Chinese capital. the First Trust Co. Building was originally built in 1924 and designed by the then renowned British firm Atkinson & Dallas Architects and Civil Engineers Ltd. Combining neoclassical and modernist styles, it once served as the headquarters of the First Trust Company, which conducted trust, banking, depository, and insurance business, and witnessed the century-long history of the rise and fall of China’s modern national capital and finance.
Hive Becoming, a programme with ten years of history, has landed for the first time with a dedicated space in heritage architecture at 211 Beijing East Road. The space at the historic building measures almost 300 square metres and is located less than 100 metres from Hive Shanghai in the First Trust Co. Building. In collaboration with the existing Program at Hive’s Beijing space, it will provide young artists of Chinese descent with more space and opportunities for exhibition, curation and research, creating a sustainable dynamic for the future development of contemporary art.
While developing Chinese contemporary art domestically, Hive is also devoted to the promotion and cultural exchange of Chinese contemporary art across the globe, bringing prosperity to contemporary art market by presenting prominent international artists and projects. The represented artists encompass established masters from both home and aboard as well as emerging talents. By representing outstanding artists and providing high quality art consultant service, Hive has already become one of the most influential galleries in China.
蜂巢｜北京：北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路4号798艺术区E06
蜂巢｜上海：上海市黄浦区北京东路270号中一大楼
蜂巢 · 生成 ｜上海：上海市黄浦区北京东路211号
Hive Center for Contemporary Art | Beijing: E06 798 Art Zone, 100015, Beijing, China
Hive Center for Contemporary Art | Shanghai: First Trust Co.Building, Beijing East Road No.270, 200000, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Hive Becoming | Shanghai: Beijing East Road No.211, 200000, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
