四方当代美术馆

Sifang Art Museum was founded in August 2005 and maintains venues in Xuanwu, Pukou and Jiangning districts of Nanjing, with close to 8,000 square metres of exhibition space in total; it is an independent, composite art institution focused on Chinese contemporary art. The main Pukou building stands at 9 Zhenqi Road in the Sifang Contemporary Art Lake District. Designed by American architect Steven Holl and completed in 2011, it has about 20,000 square feet (roughly 1,860 square metres) of floor area and is known for its suspended, parallel-perspective spaces, bamboo-formed concrete walls and framed views into the landscape. The Jiangning venue was designed by Austrian architect Rainer Pirker. Exhibition, collection, research and education form the core programme, which aims to improve the conditions for contemporary art in China and broaden public understanding; it plans a large contemporary art survey every five years and works with the lake district's two dozen architect-designed villas as a wider site of architecture and art. It also keeps an office and display space at 6 Zhongyang Road, Xuanwu District. It generally opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-17:00; telephone 025-83351220, email square@sg-art.org, website www.sg-art.org. The museum has long supported documentary research on Chinese contemporary art and projects for younger artists, with regular lectures, workshops and public programmes.