Swiss gallerist René Meile on working in China

In 2006, Lucerne-based Galerie Urs Meile became one of the first Western galleries to establish itself in China. Their first space in Beijing was created by none other than Ai Weiwei , who was also one of the first Chinese artists the gallery represented. René Meile, the son of the gallery’s founder, is co-director and mainly responsible for the operations in Beijing. He spent the past 15 months in China and observed how the clientele shifted during the pandemic. In this episode of Swizz Art Biz , he tells Tanya König why he tries to understand China through its art and culture rather than just geopolitics, why not every show is shut down immediately when showing sensitive content, and why it’s not always easy to work with Ai Weiwei. His next project? An exhibition by painter Wang Xingwei in Shanghai, set to open in April, when Meile hopes to return. You can watch this episode as video podcast on YouTube. Follow Swizz Art Biz on Instagram and on Twitter. This episode was recorded at Tablecast by Christoph Soltmannowski .

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Swiss gallerist René Meile on working in China is an episode from Swizz Art Biz by Tanya König.

This episode is 01:13:29 long.

This episode was published on Mar 8, 2022.

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