The Diplomatic Residence Compound, located on Jianguomenwai Avenue in Beijing's Chaoyang District, was constructed in 1971 as China's first international office and residence compound for the overseas staff of embassies, international organizations and news agencies. In the 1970s and 80s, the compound’s uniquely international status made it a cradle for early Chinese contemporary art exchange activities.
Exhibition and Research Directions As a non-profit and experimental art space, DRC 12 focuses on the individual case studies of representative artists on the basis of artists self-organization, it presents artists who transform the site-specificity and socio-cultural context of DRC 12 into their projects, and explore different notions and methodologies of art.
