The Red Brick Art Museum is located in Cuigezhuang Township, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It was established in 2007 by collector and entrepreneur Mr. Yan Shijie and his wife Ms. Cao Mei. The renowned architect and Beijing University professor Dong Yugan was invited to design the museum. The architecture and gardens of the museum feature red bricks as their fundamental elements, creating a distinctive architectural language. With mountains, waters, and courtyards, the museum seamlessly blends nature, ecology, and contemporary art.
The museum's architecture is divided into indoor and outdoor sections. The indoors are filled with red bricks, creating a strong color contrast and a rich artistic atmosphere. The interior space provides a sense of transparency. When sunlight filters through windows of various sizes and shapes on the walls, illuminating the red floor, a captivating interplay of light and shadow unfolds, narrating a rich and romantic story. The central hall of the Red Brick Art Museum is a circular space adorned with red bricks, serving as the museum's centerpiece. Several films and TV series have been filmed here.
The outdoor area of the museum resembles a landscape garden, featuring water with swans, a moat paved with blue bricks, installation art, a cafe, a western-style restaurant, and ample rest spaces. The courtyard offers a progression of scenes, merging the vitality of the city with the serenity of the countryside. At the Red Brick Art Museum, visitors leisurely stroll through art and experience it while walking.
Here, visitors not only encounter cutting-edge art exhibitions but also appreciate the outdoor landscapes. The collision of unique architectural language and multi-layered garden views brings boundless possibilities to the museum.
Currently, the exhibition "Heidi Bucher: Beyond the Skins" is on display, presenting over 100 significant works from the artistic career of Heidi Bucher, a pioneering artist of the 20th century whose importance has been overlooked by mainstream art narratives. The exhibition includes rediscovered and restored visual materials, early paper paintings, abstract silk collages, wearable sculptures from her time in Los Angeles, and her kinning" series that focuses on human bodies and architecture during her creative peak. The exhibition will run until October 8th.
