Our resident director, Mike claims that the government hasn’t been super-supportive of 798, since it’s been more or less a refuge for hippie artists in Beijing, but with the Olympics coming up, it’s been put in every guidebook. Because of this, many of the tiny artists who escaped to 798 to work can’t afford to be there anymore, and some of the galleries are becoming more corporate.
It’s really a shame how much of the cultural relics have been destroyed in an effort to make the city ready for the Olympics. We stopped for lunch in a restaurant called the Aegean Sea, my roommate took a picture of it. We ordered pizza, and I’m not entirely sure that it wasn’t Celeste single-serving pizzas that are available at Harris Teeter for a dollar (I am going to spend HOURS in Harris Teeter upon my return to Chapel Hill). I’m including a bunch of pictures too, from various galleries.
This was one of the former factory buildings.
My roommate was amused by the sign outside the restaurant. We were too. It turns out the only things on their menu were printed on this sign. Something tells me they won't last too long.
These poor turtles live in the restaurant. They look a lot like the turtles that the boys I babysit for caught outside their house. Something tells me that these aren't named "The Terminator" and "The Turtlenator" though.
The image on the wall was actually a video. But the person didn't move. I was not particularly amused by it.
I really loved these guys. They were huge.
This was one of my favorite paintings. I'm not sure why. It was huge though.
These sculptures were pretty cool. They were outside a gallery that showed Andy Warhol portraits from his trip to Beijing in 1982.
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