Hive Center for Contemporary Art / Penda China Architecture

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Text description provided by the architects. After 100 days of renovation, the Hive Center for Contemporary Art was officially unveiled in November. The renovation task was undertaken by architect Sun Dayong, who designed and renovated the 3,300-square-meter gallery space as a whole. As the largest single-building gallery in the 798 Art District, the Hive Center for Contemporary Art has attracted much attention in recent years. 17 years ago, it was transformed from a factory into the Iberia Center for Contemporary Art (ICCA), a non-profit organization, and was later taken over by the Hive Center for Contemporary Art. As the saying goes, there is never a best time, and the best time is now. In a time of recent economic recession, the Hive hopes to improve its own and the industry's standards by means of this renovation in 2024. This renovation can be interpreted as the 3.0 version of the 798 Art District. 798 has developed from the earliest 1.0 version of the factories to the 2.0 version of the art spaces with industrial style characteristics. Today, 798 has become a globally influential gathering place for international contemporary art, so the 3.0 version of the art space pays more attention to the artwork itself and provides the best exhibition environment for the artwork. Looking to the future and the world, the renovation of the Hive Center for Contemporary Art erased the traces of industrial factories and instead created a pure white box space that is more international and contemporary.