As Beijing's modern art scene continues to surge into the lime light, the number of its galleries keeps apace. As with any city with a massive art scene, the quality of art you can find ranges from jaw-droppingly phenomenal to stomach-churningly terrible. CRI's William Wang takes you on a tour to galleries which showcase high caliber art, art which impresses via its subtleties, shock-value, craftsmanship or… inaccessibility.

"Art brings some changes to people's minds and thoughts and can bring Chinese people some new visual ideas," affirmed Lena Chen, a director at Faurschou Foundation. "Many people [here] still have a limited field of vision, so they don't always understand foreign art. We have introduced some excellent foreign artists to Chinese people to broaden their horizons."

Faurschou Foundation opened its doors in Beijing in 2007, and since has played a key role in solidifying the 798 Art District's reputation. Its predecessor, Galleri Faurschou in Copenhagen, has set the standards high for its next of kin, continuing its aim to exhibit and promote art of the highest international caliber.

The 798 area was once a German-designed factory complex which fell into disuse. Artists took advantage of the industrial vacuum left behind, eventually transforming it into China's art center. Faurschou Foundation is one of the buildings that has kept much of the building's original design, paying homage to the history of the area, while re-conceptualizing what it can be. With an area of 1000 square meters, Faurschou is one of the best spaces in 798 today, able to exhibit large scale works and series.

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