About the Exhibition
A soft wind may bring along remarkable changes. Taiwanese artist Hsiao Mei, who has traveled to India, Brazil, Switzerland, and Spain, made her third visit to Macao for a seven-month artist-in-residence project. Filled with nostalgia for the city's bygone quaintness—the sea breeze, evening sun, meandering alleys, old two-storey western buildings, and Portuguese-style arches—she captures Macao through her imagination and observation.
Using canvas and oil paint, Hsiao Mei depicts contemporary Macao, her imagined version of the city, and, most prominently, the意境 (artistic conception) of old Macao. The exhibition explores the city's unique East-meets-West character, its colonial history, and its old-world charm—elements the artist finds precious and worth recording.
About the Artist: Hsiao Mei
- 2005: Graduated with an M.F.A. from the Graduate School of Plastic Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts.
Solo Exhibitions
- 2014: "Macao in a Gentle Wind" at Ox Warehouse, Macau
- 2011: "Review ~15 years in Puli" at Puli Art Centre, Nantou
- 2010: "Soundless Universe" at Artpillar Gallery, Taipei
- 2009: "Here Is Where We Meet" at Taipei Fine Arts Museum
- 2005: "Solid Dreams" at National Taiwan University of Arts Gallery, Taipei
- 2003: "Poetic Vitality" at Gold Brick Gallery, Taichung
- 2002: "Six Years In Puli" at Pacific Ocean Cultural Foundation Art Center, Taipei
Group Exhibitions
- 2012: "Tree Of Life" at Chi Nan University Gallery, Nantou
- 2008: "Dream Works No.7" at Open Contemporary Art Center, Banciao
- 2006: "Banciao Artists" at 435 Cultural Center, Banciao
- 2005: "Well Down-Flying Shoes Project for Installation Art" at Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei
Event Details
- Opening Ceremony: November 1, 2014 (Saturday) at 4:00 PM
- Exhibition Period: November 1 – December 7, 2014 (Closed on Tuesdays)
- Venue: Ox Warehouse
- Address: Intersection of Avenida do Coronel Mesquita and Avenida Almirante Lacerda, Macau
- Opening Hours: 12:00–19:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)
- Admission: Free
Contact Information
Organizers
- Curator: Si Wun Cheng
- Organizer: Ox Warehouse
- Sponsors: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government (IACM), Macao Foundation, Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government (ICM)
