He Art Museum Explained
| He Art Museum |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Map Type: | China Guangdong#China |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Map Dot Label: | He Art Museum |
| Location: | Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China |
| Type: | Art museum |
| Embedded: | | Wikidata: | yes | | Zoom: | 16 | | Marker: | museum |
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He Art Museum, located in Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, He Art Museum (or HEM, Chinese: 和美术馆) is a privately funded non-profit museum designed by Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando.[1] [2]
Meaning harmony, balance and mixture, the museum’s name “He” (Chinese: 和) takes the family name of its founder, He Jianfeng,[3] son of Midea Group founder He Xiangjian.[4] [5]
Architecture
The overall design philosophy of the architecture is the idea of harmony. Through the double-helix staircase made with concrete, it presents various circles in different dynamics within the space.[6] [7]
Exhibition
- From the Mudane World – HEM Inaugural Exhibition[8]
- Museum Collection Exhibition – including Chinese and international contemporary and modern artworks.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: New museums and major expansions opening in 2020.
- Web site: Tadao Ando reveals design for He Art Museum in China. 28 January 2020.
- Web site: A Soon-to-Open Private Museum in China's Shunde District Could Offer a New Model for Arts Spaces in the Country. 7 January 2020.
- Web site: Air con billionaire rescued after son swam across river to raise kidnap alert. June 15, 2020. South China Morning Post.
- Web site: Guangdong’s HEM Is the Art Museum That Home Appliances Built. June 15, 2020. ocula.com.
- Web site: Tadao Ando Designs Harmonious He Art Museum in China Honoring Lingnan Culture & Art.
- Web site: Architect Tadao Ando Reveals Design for the He Art Museum in China.
- Web site: He Art Museum Guangdong | Ocula. 8 May 2020.
- Web site: Collector Series: 10 Spanking New Art Spaces of 2019 and 2020. 26 December 2019.
