#1 Bridging China & Europe for 3 decades: René Meile from the Galerie Urs Meile (Lucerne & Beijing)

Winland Art Podcast

Established in 1992 in Lucerne (Switzerland), Galerie Urs Meile run by the Meile family has been at the forefront of contemporary art in China since their arrival in the country in the mid-90’s. Working with recognized artists such as Ai Weiwei, Qiu Shihua or Not Vital, they have helped many Chinese artists to met international audience while bringing international talent discover China. René Meile director of the gallery explains to Aladin Farré and Cecilia Chow how those past three decades went by for Galerie Urs Meil.
Winland Art Podcast
Architecture is solidified art, and art is the soul of architecture. Created by the Carte Blanche art team from in Beijing, Winland Art Podcast show focuses on the global art stage. In our show we discuss the challenges faced by those working in the art field with a focus on hot issues in the art world such as cross-cultural creation and China’s current art world scene.

The Carte Blanche space was founded in 2019 and is located at Winland IFC, 7 Finance Street, Beijing.

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Chapitres

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Galerie Urs Meile’s history of and why they chose to open a gallery in Beijing (00:01:28)

3. As a family business does each generation operate in a different work approach? (00:05:18)

4. Why did Galerie Urs Meile stayed in Beijing despite China Covid Zero’s policy. (00:07:35)

5. René Meile’s special definition of a gallery (00:09:23)

6. What an ideal art community looks like (00:13:50)

7. Chinese art’s general environment in the 1990s (00:16:50)

8. The kind of artists that Galerie Urs Meile usually choose to cooperate with (00:22:50)

9. The uncertainties in the process of maintaining the artist (00:27:03)

10. How does the Galerie Urs Meile choose artsts (00:29:45)

11. Do the two generations of the Meile family always make decisions together? (00:36:05)

12. The latest news from Galerie Urs Meile. (00:37:40)

13. The importance to keep artists away from the market (00:41:25)

14. The Galerie Urs Meile’s residency program (00:47:43)

15. How Galerie Urs Meile can consider cooperating with real estate agencies (00:53:48)

16. René Meile’s feelings and impressions of Hangzhou (00:55:45)

17. René Meile’s hope that Chinese art can get more support (00:58:48)