原美术馆

Yuan Art Museum occupies the riverside spherical building within the Dongyuan 1891 complex at 80 Nanbin Road, Nan’an District, Chongqing, on the south bank of the Yangtze, and opened on 16 December 2016. Initiated by Luo Shaoying, chairwoman of Dongyuan Property under Dongyin Holding, together with curator Liang Kegang, it is a non-profit private art institution; its globe-like form has earned it the nickname “Chongqing Eye”. The museum covers nearly 2,000 square metres, with a circular hall and a high riverside terrace looking across to the Yuzhong peninsula skyline, a configuration that suits installation, video and immersive shows as well as brand launches and small dinners. Its opening exhibition, “Object, Mind, World — The New Normal of Chinese Contemporary Art”, gathered 37 sculptures, installations and new media works by 25 artists, and launched the 2016 Chongqing Wide-Open Art Season, which included the first public art and urban space forum and a public art intervention programme and ran until February 2017; it was followed by Xiao Quan’s “Portraits of an Era”, Tim Yip’s “Labyrinth” and the group show “Abstract Plus”. The collection of more than 200 works spans oil painting, printmaking, Chinese painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video. Embedded in the Dongyuan 1891 lifestyle complex with restaurants, a cinema and a bookshop around it, the museum draws steady evening footfall and suits exhibitions, fashion events, pop-ups and cross-sector collaborations; open 10:00-21:00, last entry 20:30, telephone +86 23 8611 6921.