On April 22, 2026, Gallery Weekend Beijing held a press conference to announce the list of exhibitors for this year. This not only marks a milestone for Gallery Weekend Beijing, signifying "A Decade of Echoes, A Shared Future," but also kicks off the 2026 Beijing Art Season.

Gallery Weekend Beijing has consistently upheld a pioneering and professional attitude over the past decade, deeply cultivating the local context while connecting with a global perspective. This year, Gallery Weekend Beijing will continue to serve as the core engine of the Beijing Art Season, injecting new energy into the city's artistic vitality and propelling the second Beijing Art Season to new heights.

The past decade of Gallery Weekend Beijing has been a decade of growth for the backbone of Chinese contemporary art, as well as a decade of the ever-expanding diverse ecosystem and international exchange network of Chinese contemporary art.The echoes of the past decade stem from the accumulation of local soil and the formation and shaping of industry consensus.

Since its successful inaugural edition in 2017, Gallery Weekend Beijing has consistently upheld its core values ​​from its inception, strengthening curatorial practices and value discussions among professional galleries and art institutions, and is committed to building an international platform for dialogue and promotion of contemporary art with a pioneering and professional approach.From its initial dozen or so participating institutions, this year's main section boasts 30 galleries, 10 non-profit art institutions, and special exhibition projects; the Art Visit section also gathers numerous galleries from home and abroad, creating the largest lineup in its history. Behind this success lies Gallery Weekend Beijing's relentless effort to continuously optimize its project setup, participation mechanisms, and participating institution structure, responding to the changing times through self-iteration. Today, Gallery Weekend Beijing stands at its tenth anniversary, embarking on a new journey of co-growth with the Chinese contemporary art ecosystem. We will continue to focus on the 798 Art District, linking with important cultural landmarks in Beijing's urban spaces such as the Caochangdi Art District and the CBD Art District, as well as art institutions across China and overseas, to continuously strive to establish unique value judgments, industry mechanisms, and cultural production systems for Chinese contemporary art.

We are pleased to announce that the 10th Gallery Weekend Beijing will be held from May 22 to 31, 2026. May 22-24 will be VIP days, and May 26-31 will be public days. This year's Gallery Weekend Beijing will continue the invitation-only format of the "Main Section" and will continue to present the highly anticipated "Special Exhibitions." The "Special Section" will also see the return of the "Artists' Visits," "Public Section," and "Emerging Forces Section."
 

30 galleries, 10 non-profit organizations, and special exhibitions: The "Main Section" deeply integrates Beijing's art ecosystem.

The Academic Committee of the 10th Gallery Weekend Beijing was elected by a joint vote of 30 galleries that participated in the main unit of the 9th Gallery Weekend Beijing. The committee members are:Guo Xi, Deputy Director of UCCA Center for Contemporary Art; Leng Lin, Founder of Beijing Commune; Tian Yuan, Founder of Blank Space; Xi Tao, Founder of A26 Space; and Yang Beichen, Director of MACA Art Center.(Sorted alphabetically by last name). After careful evaluation and voting, the five members of the Academic Committee selected 25 galleries from the previous nine main section exhibitors to continue participating in this year's main section. In addition, to further optimize the structure of participating galleries and strengthen the content-value-oriented practice model, each member of the Academic Committee may also nominate one additional Beijing-based gallery that has been established for at least one year to join the main section. Through this invitation mechanism, the Beijing main unit of this year's Gallery Weekend has finally confirmed 30 participating galleries, namely: A26 Space, Asia Art Center, Beijing Commune, Bonian Art Space, CLC Gallery, Galleria Continua, Eslite Gallery, HdM Gallery, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Huer Space, Shiwan Space, Mozhai, Keyi Gallery, Magician Space, Galerie Urs Meile, Mogao Space, Mofang, Pianfeng Gallery, Platform China Contemporary Art Institution, Echo, Sanshi Space, ShanghART Gallery, Spurs Gallery, Star Space, Tabula Rasa, Tang Contemporary Art Center, Tokyo Gallery + BTAP, Tong Gallery + Projects, Blank Space, and Xizai Space.During Gallery Weekend Beijing, 30 participating galleries will present their new and major exhibitions of the year, from which the highly anticipated "Best Exhibition Award" and "Exploration Without Borders Award" will be selected.

In addition, 10 non-profit organizations participating in the main section have already launched their latest exhibitions, with a particular focus on solo exhibitions by local and international artists, covering diverse topics such as historical memory, technology, and digital life.UCCAThe UCCA Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) is hosting "Yang Fudong: Xianghe," running until May 31st. This is Yang Fudong's largest institutional exhibition to date, showcasing six new video works, a large-scale painting installation, a series of furniture video installations, as well as a collection of early paintings, video works, and related archival materials, interweaving the past and present, emotion and reality. From May 1st to August 30th, 2026, UCCA will present "Duan Jianyu: Daisies, Breeze, No Relatives Writing Poetry" in the West, Central, and New Galleries. This is artist Duan Jianyu's first institutional solo exhibition in Beijing and a retrospective spanning over a decade.

Shanzhongtian Art CenterOn March 12, Zhou Yilun's "SIRĀT" and An Ning's latest solo project "Turtle Shell" in the StairCASE Young Artists Program were launched simultaneously. The former transformed the exhibition space into a carnival party with numerous sculptures; the latter created an immersive space based on life observation and emotional connection by integrating installations, videos and real-time monitoring systems with the unique architectural structure of the art center's stepped space.

Beijing Intermedia Art MuseumOn March 14, the exhibition “Establishing the Tone of an Exhibition (De-Middle)” was launched. This exhibition is part of the overall project “Establishing the Tone of an Exhibition – Deconstructing the Beginning of an Exhibition”. It brings together the works of 30 international artists and explores how different artistic strategies and methods affect the perception and intervention of space, attempting to evoke an absurd yet poetic, slightly chaotic psychedelic theatrical experience.

Red Brick Art MuseumOn March 20th, two major solo exhibitions will open simultaneously: "Aurora" by Chinese artist Fu Rao (currently residing in Dresden, Germany) and "The Path of Origin" by Ethiopian artist Tesfaye Urgessa (currently residing in Nürtingen, Germany and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Both artists travel between their homeland and foreign lands, yet use strikingly different visual languages ​​to explore universal themes of contemporary human existence amidst the currents of migration, dispersal, memory, and identity.

Song Art MuseumQin Qi's solo exhibition "One Thousand and One Nights" (which opened on March 21st) currently on display tells nine independent yet intertextual stories across time and space, arranging over 60 representative works by the artist from 2011 to the present. This showcases the most prominent visual themes in his work, including folk tales, local customs, the animal kingdom, urban modernity, and new figure painting. This exhibition coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Louis Vuitton Espace cultural and art space.Beijing Espace Cultural and Art SpaceOn April 14, the exhibition "Trio of Light" by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel was launched, presenting the poetics of glass and light, evoking the imagination of contemplative spaces and paying tribute to the history of immigration and individual memory, as well as the souls that remain present because of memory.

Taikang Art MuseumOn April 19, the largest retrospective exhibition of the artistic career of modern artist Fu Luofei to date, "A Changing World: Fu Luofei's Realist Painting and Chinese Wartime Art," was launched. The exhibition features more than 400 works and more than 100 kinds of precious historical documents, which fully traces Fu Luofei's creative lineage and touches on the wartime art and the "Humanities Painting Society" and related artists' representative works, in order to present the key force connecting the new China's art.

798CUBEOn April 25, Zhang Ga will present "Echoes of Kelos: A Dual Exhibition of Julian Chaciech and Laurent Grasso". The two internationally renowned artists explore time, perception and planetary transformation in a way that is independent yet deeply resonant. This exhibition is also the first institutional solo exhibition of the two artists in China.

Also worth looking forward to is...X Art MuseumThe fifth edition of the collection exhibition, “X’s Collection 404: A Visit to the Landscape,” will be presented from May 24 to August 16, along with solo exhibitions by artists Luan Xueyan and Zhu Kaiting, which will be presented by the MACA Art Center during Gallery Weekend Beijing.

This year's main exhibition features a new solo exhibition by artist Ouyang Chun, titled "Nirvana," presented in a blank space. Designed by space designer and contemporary art collector Tian Jun, the exhibition will open on April 28th at D01 in the 798 Art District and run until June 7th.Ouyang Chun refers to "Nirvana" as a state of his own long-term spiritual labor—a continuous process of groping in chaos and darkness, rebuilding from the ruins of destruction, and also the scene of his spiritual tempering and life transformation. This exhibition will bring together the artist's works spanning seven years from 2018 to 2025, showcasing the artist's significant enhancement and expansion of the materiality of painting, the challenges and breakthroughs in the formal structure of his new works, and the rich and dynamic layers in the dimensions of narrative and imagery.

The "Special Section" makes a grand return: a multi-dimensional practice encompassing "Artist Interviews," "Public Section," and "Emerging Talents Section."

current"Artist Interview Section"Representative galleries from multiple cities around the world are officially returning. The preview lineup includes: galleries that have participated for three consecutive years.BANK Gallery (Shanghai, New York)andAki Gallery (Taipei, China)The exhibition will once again present the artist's solo projects; debuting works from the artist.Viwood Gallery (Antwerp, Hong Kong),Capsules (Shanghai)andCave - Contemporary Art Platform (Shanghai)This will be their first exhibition project in Beijing. As one of the most recognizable projects at Gallery Weekend Beijing, the "Art Visit" section aims to present a series of in-depth exhibition practices from outstanding galleries at home and abroad within the unique industrial architectural space of the 798 Art District over a two-week period. What it conveys is not only the gallery's stance and the artist's creative characteristics, but also the potential narrative about how to view and understand art that arises in a specific space.

"Public Unit"and"New Forces Unit"The gallery will also return concurrently. The "Public Unit" will expand for the first time to urban spaces outside the 798 Art District in Beijing, presenting large-scale installations and video works by artists on outdoor spaces and urban screens. The "Emerging Forces Unit" will collaborate with emerging artists and curators, presenting a special art project in Building A08 of the 798 Art District, a joint effort by artist Ai Kuo and curator Yang Zi. Furthermore, this year's Gallery Weekend Beijing will host a 10th-anniversary themed forum, using the past decade as a unit of measurement to delve into many core issues in the development of Chinese contemporary art over the past ten years.

More highlights of the 10th Gallery Weekend Beijing, the complete list of exhibitors in the "Art Interviews" section, and the forum schedule will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Gallery Weekend Beijing 2026 Schedule
Media Day: May 21 (Thursday)
VIP Days: May 22-24 (Friday to Sunday)
Public days: May 26 to May 31 (Tuesday to Sunday)

About Gallery Weekend Beijing
Gallery Weekend Beijing, founded in 2017, is dedicated to establishing an international platform for dialogue and promotion of contemporary art with a pioneering and professional approach. Each year, Gallery Weekend Beijing unfolds a nine-day art event centered around the latest exhibitions from galleries and non-profit organizations in Beijing, including: exhibition openings, media tours, VIP tours, academic lectures, performance art, artist studio visits, private collection visits, parties, and an annual gala. The three-day VIP Days invite prominent museum directors, collectors, curators, art critics, and media from home and abroad to participate, providing a space for in-depth exchange among art professionals and collectors. The six-day public days offer public education activities such as exhibition passes, audio guides, forums, and workshops.
To provide residents of Beijing and surrounding areas with access to art creation and exhibitions, and to create an "art season" in Beijing.

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