Independent and alternative art spaces all over the city are presenting for the first time the
Independent Art Spaces 2015 in order to launch a platform for the diffusion and exchange of experimental and innovative approaches for the production, dissemination, presentation and exhibition of contemporary art in Beijing.
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Beijing has one of the most vibrant and active art scenes in the world. In city awash in an
inexhaustible array of exhibition openings and events, 2014 made evident a growing network
of new and alternative art platforms in all sorts of environments, from the small alleyways in the cityʼs hutongs, to programs in artistʼs studios, to exhibitions in rooms and spaces in residential buildings in different parts of the city.

Characterized by strong conceptual approaches, open dialog and by incorporating parts of
the city in which art could flourish away from the predetermined art zones, these spaces have
merged into a network of dynamic art exchanges making new contributions to the progress of
the discourses of contemporary art in China.
With a variety of programs mirroring the broad spectrum of Beijingʼs new wave of independent and alternative spaces, for the first Independent Art Spaces, galleries, exhibition studios, and art spaces all over the city jointly opened their doors to the public with exhibitions, performances, concerts, screenings, lectures, book releases and more.

Independent Art Spaces 2015 took place from August 28 until August 30 in several
venues across the city.  In the closing conference on August 31 a group of similar projects from around
the world were invited to discuss models, programs, concepts and possibilities of contemporary independent and alternative art spaces.

散布在北京各处的独立艺术空间将首次联合呈现“2015独立艺术空间节”，并通过这一活动，为当代艺术领域的实验、创新、交流、互动搭建一个新的平台。

北京有着全世界最活跃的艺术场景之一，每一天都有数不尽的展览开幕和艺术活动。在2014年，从胡同小院到艺术家工作室再到住宅楼里，一系列新兴独立空间的成立更为这一城市的艺术场景增加了色彩。

独立艺术空间的特点在于强烈的观念性和开放的对话。而通过彼此的沟通与协作，这些独立空间为现有艺术区以外的多样化的艺术创造和当代艺术话语的生成提供了新的场域。

在第一届独立艺术空间节中，北京的各个独立空间将在8月28-30同时向公众打开大门，带来多种多样的展览、表演、音乐会、影片展映、讲座、书籍发布等活动，集中呈现这一波独立艺术空间运动的丰富性和实验性。

为了帮助公众了解北京独立艺术空间的全貌，此次2015独立艺术空间节将制作统一的网站Beijing Contemporary和显示各个独立空间地址的北京独立艺术空间地图。

在8月31日的闭幕会上，还将邀请世界各地的独立艺术空间项目来到北京，共同探讨当代独立艺术空间的模式、内容、理念和可能性。