Kunming Chuangku Art Zone Tourism Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Kunming Chuangku Art Zone is one of the most famous representatives of domestic LOFT culture and one of the earliest artist-themed communities in China. It is located in the Kunming Machine Model Factory, No. 101 Xiba Road, Kunming. Kunming Machine Tool Factory is a private street enterprise affiliated to the Municipal Second Lighting Bureau. It was established in 1966. It originally produced cutting machines, desktop drilling machines, shears, etc. Due to the relocation of the factory, the old factory area became idle. In 2000, through many negotiations with the factory, artists such as Tang Zhigang and Ye Yongqing finally persuaded the factory to rent these workshops and houses to artists for use as studios, design studios, and operations of galleries, bars, and restaurants, naming it Chuangku. . After that, more artists gradually settled in the creative library, gradually forming the scale it has today.

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Chuangku comes from the English word LOFT, which means warehouse or attic. In the 1940s, LOFT, a living lifestyle, first appeared in New York, USA. Since then, LOFT has gradually evolved into a fashionable way of living and working, and has been widely spread around the world, becoming LOFT culture. LOFT is always compared with words such as artist, avant-garde, and avant-garde. It is the accumulation center of contemporary art or avant-garde art. Artists make full use of abandoned and idle factory buildings, making them gradually become centers for artists to create and engage in artistic activities. At present, Chuangkuang covers a total area of ​​11 acres, with a construction area of ​​about 5,000 square meters. It is a company with four art galleries, more than 30 artist studios, three restaurants, five bars, a cultural communication company, several design, video A comprehensive community with studios and a badminton gym.

Scenic spot features:

Photography, art and cultural tours, art centers