He Art Museum
 The He Art Museum Entry | |
  He Art Museum Location within Guangdong  He Art Museum He Art Museum (China) | |
| Established | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Location | Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China |
| Coordinates | 22°56′8.5″N 113°12′52.9″E / 22.935694°N 113.214694°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | www |
 | |
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][clarification needed] son of Midea Group founder He Xiangjian.[4][5]
Architecture
[edit]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
[edit]- From the Mudane World – HEM Inaugural Exhibition[8]
- Museum Collection Exhibition – including Chinese and international contemporary and modern artworks.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "New museums and major expansions opening in 2020".
- ^ "Tadao Ando reveals design for He Art Museum in China". 28 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Air con billionaire rescued after son swam across river to raise kidnap alert". South China Morning Post. June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Guangdong's HEM Is the Art Museum That Home Appliances Built". ocula.com. June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Tadao Ando Designs Harmonious He Art Museum in China Honoring Lingnan Culture & Art".
- ^ "Architect Tadao Ando Reveals Design for the He Art Museum in China".
- ^ "He Art Museum Guangdong | Ocula". 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Collector Series: 10 Spanking New Art Spaces of 2019 and 2020". 26 December 2019.