He Art Museum
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. Meaning harmony, balance and mixture, the museum's name "He" (Chinese: 和) takes the family name of its founder, He Jianfeng, son of Midea Group founder He Xiangjian.
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- 2020
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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. Meaning harmony, balance and mixture, the museum's name "He" (Chinese: 和) takes the family name of its founder, He Jianfeng, son of Midea Group founder He Xiangjian.
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• Name — He Art Museum • Native Name — 和美术馆 • Established — 2020 • Location — Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China • Type — Art museum
Architecture
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.
Exhibition
Exhibition
• Roni Horn. A Dream Not Dreamt, 2023. • From the Mudane World – HEM Inaugural Exhibition • Museum Collection Exhibition – including Chinese and international contemporary and modern artworks.
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2020
He Art Museum established.
2020
He Art Museum is recorded from 2020.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1370945558, HE Art Museum.
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- 1.New museums and major expansions opening in 2020.
- 2.Tadao Ando reveals design for He Art Museum in China. 28 January 2020.
- 3.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.
- 4.Air con billionaire rescued after son swam across river to raise kidnap alert. South China Morning Post. June 15, 2020.
- 5.Guangdong’s HEM Is the Art Museum That Home Appliances Built. ocula.com. June 15, 2020.
- 6.Tadao Ando Designs Harmonious He Art Museum in China Honoring Lingnan Culture & Art.
- 7.Architect Tadao Ando Reveals Design for the He Art Museum in China.
- 8.He Art Museum Guangdong | Ocula. 8 May 2020.
- 9.Collector Series: 10 Spanking New Art Spaces of 2019 and 2020. 26 December 2019.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1370945558, HE Art Museum.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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