Author Description

"Arrow Factory: The Last Five Years" is the third and final book on an independently-run alternative art space, located in a small hutong alley in Beijing's city center. Beginning in March 2008, Arrow Factory reclaimed an existing storefront, transforming it into a space for site-specific installations that formed meaningful responses to the diverse economic, political and social conditions of its given locality. On September 30, 2019, after eleven-and-a-half-years of ongoing exhibitions and events, Arrow Factory closed. "Arrow Factory: The Last Five Years" documents the twenty-one artists' projects mounted between 2015 and 2019. It includes conversations with Arrow Factory's founders and artists from its exhibition history, discussing the myriad ways of "How to work with Arrow Factory." Through high-quality images and text, "Arrow Factory: The Last Five Years," reflects on this ambitious initiative that transpired during a unique time in Beijing's cultural life.