He Art Museum, Shunde, Guangdong Province Culture and Art Gallery, Architecture Photos
He Art Museum in Shunde, Guangdong
Chinese Public Building Development in South East China – design by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
20 Jan 2020
He Art Museum
Design: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Location: Shunde, Guangdong, China

Designed by architect Tadao Ando, He Art Museum will open on 21st March 2020. © HEM
Designed by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, He Art Museum (HEM) in Shunde will open its doors to visitors on 21st March 2020 with an inaugural exhibition curated by leading Chinese curator Feng Boyi, From The Mundane World.
HEM is conceived as a gateway into southern China?s regional Lingnan culture and arts, including Cantonese opera with theatrical face painting and intricate and distinctive Cantonese cuisine. Its remarkable collection of Lingnan School paintings showcases the indigenous style of painting originally created by artists living in the three coastal provinces of Guangdong (also known as Canton), Guangxi and Hainan, an island in the south China sea. Tadao Ando extensively researched China?s ancient history and Lingnan?s architecture to inform HEM?s design. Ando holds a persistent attitude in cultural infusion by drawing inspiration from the local architectural and cultural context in Shunde. Named after the museum?s founder He Jianfeng, ?He? in Chinese also carries multiple meanings: harmony, balance, fortune and union. And...