Camy Tam
An exhibition entitled “Juxtapose” (傳情．傳承) is being held at the GalaxyArt Gallery (銀河藝萃) at Galaxy Macau resort in Cotai.
The exhibition is hosted by the Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation (GEG Foundation) in conjunction with the government’s Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 event.
According to a GEG statement, “Juxtapose” features 11 giant metal sculptures designed and created by Malaysian artist Tang Mun Kian (鄧文建) and reflects on Macau’s long-standing customs, history and culture. Through Tang’s artistic and witty humour, the sculptures depict Macau’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage, including historical monuments, architecture, religious venues, food and people, paying tribute to Macau’s ancient and unique historical and cultural customs.
Tang is a Malaysian artist, designer and creative director who works in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, and sculpture. A graduate of the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) in Communication Design, Tang has won several awards including the Sime Darby Asian Art Award. He was also the creative director behind the award-winning Marking George Town Project (Penang, Malaysia) organised by the Penang State Government in 2013. Since 1991, he has held exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, mainland China, Thailand, Vietnam and Croatia. He is a member of the Singapore Art Society and the secretary of the Malaysian Watercolour Society, the statement noted.
The exhibition runs until October 31 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at Galaxy Macau’s first floor Promenade Shops.
Guided tours are available daily from 11 a.m. and continue every hour until 8 p.m. The tour will take about 30 minutes and no advance booking is required.
The statement pointed out that there are audio captions for each exhibit available in Cantonese and Putonghua, for young visitors in particular, by scanning the QR code provided at each exhibit.
Furthermore, GalaxyArt has conducted a series of 12 workshops for children aged between five and 12, featuring different themes over six weekends in July and August as an extension programme of “Juxtapose”. These workshops aim to bring participants through an expert-led tour of the exhibition, to be followed by storytelling and handicraft sessions. Workshop themes are based on topics related to Macau’s heritage and historic landmarks. For details, visit https://www.gegfoundation.org.mo/exhibitions/juxtapose/activities
As part of the government’s COVID-19 epidemic prevention measures, all visitors entering the venue must wear a facemask, have their temperature checked and present a digital health code.
Photos: Camy Tam
