58 Bowery St. Photo: Russell Low/ Wang Contemporary

중국계 패션디자이너 알렉산더 왕(Alexander Wang)이 맨해튼 브리지 인근 차이나타운의 보자르 빌딩을 매입해 문화센터 왕 컨템포러리(Wang Contemporary)를 오픈했다. 왕 컨템포러리는 아시안이나 아시안아메리칸 예술가들의 작품을 선보일 예정이다. 

설날을 맞아 개관한 왕 컨템포러리(58 Bowery St. & Canal St.)은 1920년대 시티즌스 세이빙스 뱅크(Citizens Savings Bank)와 HSBC 소유였던 건물로 100년만에 처음으로 차이니즈 아메리칸의 소유가 되었다. 이 건물은 알렉산더 왕과 그의 어머니 잉 왕(Ying Wang)가 950만 달러에 매입했다. 규모는 1만7천616 평방 피트, 7층 건물 높이다.   

오프닝 행사는 현대 북경 오페라, 예술집단 MSCHF의 설날 설치작품 '날아가는 종이비행기의 2만 가지 변주' 등이 선보였다. 

The Wang Contemporary (TWC) is a cultural organization founded by Ying and Alexander Wang to support and present Asian and Asian-American creativity across generations and disciplines. Located in New York City's Chinatown, TWC is housed in a historic landmark long embedded in the neighborhood's cultural landscape.

Through exhibitions, performances, and public programs, TWC serves as a platform for creatives to experiment, challenge conventions, and engage with culture as a living, evolving force—rooted in history while oriented toward the future.

In the Spring of 2025, Ying and Alex Wang purchased the historic building at 58 Bowery – a majestic domed bank built in 1924 and landmarked in 2011. Located at the corner of Bowery and Canal Streets, it stands as a gateway to NYC's bustling Chinatown. For the first time in a century, the building is owned by Chinese Americans.

Inside 58 Bowery, the grand seven-story space is framed by four towering arches. Above each is a single word – wisdom, safety, thrift, and success – ideals once promised to depositors navigating the chaos of early 20th-century commerce. A hundred years later, the former bank is reimagined as a beacon of creative capital – revitalizing a corner of Chinatown for the world to experience and celebrate.

https://thewangcontemporary.org