2026年10月11日，群展《借壳——驻留计划溯源与中国当代艺术进程》在红门画廊开幕。展览由胡超博士与红门画廊创始人布朗·华莱士联合策展，聚焦中国当代艺术史中长期缺乏系统梳理的艺术驻留议题，追溯这一机制自1990年代引入中国后的演变路径及其对当代艺术生态的影响。
展览分为三个单元，勾勒驻留机制在中国的三个阶段：
- 移植（1990年代至2000年代初）：艺术驻留机制进入中国；
- 嫁接（2001年以后）：驻留机制在地方文化与本土实践中转化；
- 菌丝网络（2009年至今）：驻留进入网络化发展的新阶段。
展览以实体展陈与线上数据库相结合的方式呈现。现场展出跨越1990年代至今的多类型作品，参展艺术家均有丰富的驻留实践经历，部分展品来自布朗·华莱士的私人收藏，串联起不同时期驻留经验对艺术家创作的启发与塑造。与此同时，由红门画廊团队整理的”中国内地艺术驻留项目数据库“已在画廊官网上线，免费开放查询。数据库汇集了中国内地正在运营的驻留机构信息，可为国内外艺术从业者、研究者及有意申请驻留的艺术家提供参考。
开幕当天，多位曾在中国参与驻留的中外艺术家与观众面对面交流创作经验与思考，在华开展驻留研究与实践的国际文化人士也到场观展。清晰的叙事脉络、跨越多个年代的实物展品与线上数据库相互呼应，帮助观众更完整、立体地理解驻留机制的价值及其在艺术生态中的作用。
展览将持续至2026年11月1日。红门画廊诚邀所有关注艺术驻留的人士前来观展，共同探讨驻留体系与中国当代艺术发展之间的内在关联。
BEIJING, 11 October 2026 — Red Gate Gallery has opened Origins of Artist Residencies in China: Another Pathway to Contemporary Chinese Art, a group exhibition examining how the artist residency model arrived in China, how it was transformed in local contexts, and what it has meant for the country’s contemporary art ecosystem. Co-curated by Dr. Hu Chao and Brian Wallace, founder of Red Gate Gallery, the exhibition takes up a subject that has rarely been examined systematically in the art history of contemporary China.
The exhibition unfolds in three chapters, each marking a distinct phase:
- Transplantation1990s–early 2000s: the residency model enters China
- Graftingfrom 2001 onward: residencies take new forms in local contexts
- Myceliumsince 2009: residencies grow into an open network
Combining physical display with an online resource, the exhibition presents works spanning the 1990s to the present. All participating artists have extensive residency experience, and a number of works are drawn from the Collection of Brian Wallace, tracing how residencies in different periods have inspired and shaped artistic practice. Alongside the exhibition, the gallery has launched Artist Residencies in China Mainland, a database compiled by the Red Gate Gallery team and free to browse on the gallery’s website. It catalogues currently operating residency organizations and serves as a reference for artists, researchers and practitioners in China and abroad, including those considering residency applications.
At the opening, Chinese and international artists who have undertaken residencies in China shared their working experiences and ideas with visitors. The event also drew international cultural professionals engaged in residency research and practice in China. Together, the exhibition’s narrative structure, its works from different decades and the accompanying database gave visitors a fuller, more layered understanding of the role residencies play in the art ecosystem.
The exhibition runs through 1 November 2026. Red Gate Gallery invites all those interested in artist residencies to visit and explore the relationship between residency systems and the development of contemporary art in China.
Exhibition View 展厅实景
Opening Review 开幕回顾
Curator Hu Chao (left) introduces the exhibition and the current state of artist residencies in China to Professor Yi Ying (right).
Brian Wallace (left), Founder of Red Gate Gallery and Dr Angelique Burguez (centre), Counsellor for Public Affairs and Culture at Australian Embassy pose for a photo in front of Jiang Weitao’s artwork.
Artist Chen Qingqing (left) and curator Hu Chao (right) pose for a photo in front of Chen Qingqing’s artwork.
From left: Li Yujun, Curator & Art Critic; Hu Chao, Curator; Yi Ying, Scholar of Art History and Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Australian artists Anne Hastie (left) and Michael Downs (right), alumni of Red Gate International Residency.
