Amagao Gallery hosts ‘New Horizons of Chinese Contemporary Art’ exhibition

An exhibition entitled “New Horizons of Chinese Contemporary Art” is on at the Amagao Gallery in Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau hotel in Nape, showcasing the works of 17 artists from the mainland.The free-admission exhibition, which kicked off on October 26, is presented by the hotel operator in conjunction with SOEMO Fine Arts, which marks its first exhibition in Macau, according to a recent Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau statement.SOEMO Fine Arts, which has held various exhibitions across Hong Kong,

November 7, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Anglican College’s Big Mac Band shines at Lusofonia

MAC music education nurtures talent, ambition, camaraderieInterview by William Chan        The Big Mac Band of Macau Anglican College (MAC) performed two outdoor gigs on October 26 and last Saturday during Macau’s GEG Lusofonia Festival in the Taipa House area. The band showcased a wide range of different tunes, including The Girl from Ipanema, Autumn Leaves, and From the Start.After their performance on Saturday, the band’s conductor Ng Sa, who has been the band

November 6, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Exhibition of the Legacy of Zheng Guanying’ expands content

The “Exhibition of the Legacy of Zheng Guanying” at the Zheng Guanying Memorial Museum was inaugurated in late September, offering museumgoers expanded content from its original exhibition.The free-admission exhibition, which also features several interactive facilities and technology such as augmented reality (AR) and projections in addition to the exhibits, is located at Zheng’s former residence and family home, the Mandarin’s House (鄭家大屋), in São Lourenço

November 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Julia Lam’s ‘Superflat’ exhibition kicks off

The Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery was yesterday packed with guests and attendees at the launch of local artist and curator Julia Lam Tsz Kwan’s 3rd solo exhibition entitled “Superflat”, which will be on display until November 9.The exhibition features 10 works, each recently created and featuring buildings like the erstwhile Hotel Estoril, the Red Market and the Old Courthouse that might be overlooked or overshadowed in Macau, and are named for the year the buildings were completed,

October 31, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Lusofonia Festival to continue this weekend

Review by William Chan        Macau’s GEG Lusofonia Festival commenced on Friday in the Taipa House area with the aim of promoting the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world through cuisine, arts & crafts. The festival ran from last Friday through Sunday and will continue from this Friday throughout the weekend. Throughout the six-day event over two weekends, both local artistes and those from Portuguese-speaking countries have performed and will be

October 30, 2024 | BY admin

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Taipa Village Art Space presents ‘At the Crack of…’

Local artist Bianca Lei Sio-Chong is showcasing works for her latest exhibition “At the Crack of…” at the Taipa Village Art Space, which takes on the theme of “breaking”.Lei, according to information about the artist displayed at the gallery, has showcased her works at different venues worldwide. She is a full-time lecturer at the Macao Polytechnic University’s (MPU) Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies and a programme curator at the Macao Ox Warehouse Art Space.Her latest

October 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Trilingual book encourages readers to be ‘little explorers’

Interview by Rui Pastorin        The “Little Explorers - A Place of Discoveries” has recently been published, offering youngsters a fun and light way of learning about Macau.The children’s book, the official launch of which is set to take place tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. during an exhibition of illustrated books in Chinese and Portuguese at the Nostalgic House of the Taipa Houses complex, is a joint publication between the International Institute of Macau (IIM) and

October 25, 2024 | BY admin

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3 contemporary artists show works at Forum Macao Complex

Interview by Rui Pastorin        The works of Brazilian photographer and visual artist Luiz Bhering, mixed-media artist Maria Madeira from Timor-Leste (East Timor), and local painter Wilson Lam Chi Ian are on display at the Forum Macao Complex gallery for the exhibition “4th Cycle of Lusophone Polychromies”.Polychromie refers to the use of multiple colours in art, particularly in sculpture, architecture, or decorative arts.On display until November 24, the exhibition is

October 24, 2024 | BY admin

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T Theatre hosts ‘Next Step 2024’ seminar art project

Review by William Chan        The local art organisation T Theatre hosted a seminar art project, “Next Step 2024,” on Sunday in its theatre in Nape, featuring presentations by five local and mainland artists. They spoke about their initial developmental outcomes through the combination of art performances and presentations, shedding light on the ideas behind their behind-the-scenes processes and explorations in practice.In this article, the focus will mainly be on local

October 23, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Ascendance’ exhibition blends new tech, traditional culture

On the third floor of The Parisian Macao in Cotai, a shop venue houses works of local artist Kit Lei Ka Ieng for her latest exhibition, where visitors can find several moving images featuring traditional cultural elements created through new media technology.Entitled “Ascendance - Kit Lei Ka Ieng’s New Media Art World”, the near month-long exhibition kicked off on Friday and comprises 13 digital animations and interactive installations. It is the second part of Art For All Society’s

October 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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5 artists show works at ‘The One Less Traveled By’ exhibition

A group of artists are presenting their works at the Humarish Club at Lisboeta Macau’s H853 Fun Factory in Cotai, with the works on display until November 17.The exhibition kicked off last week.Entitled “The One Less Traveled By: Group Exhibition of Asian Emerging Artists”, the free admission exhibition showcases the works of five artists: Wang Jinbo, Minami Kitabayashi, June Hee, Wu Shi, and Shek. Except for Minami who is from Japan, all the other artists are from the mainland, with each

October 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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22 MPU students present works at Creative Macau

The Creative Macau gallery in Nape is showcasing the works of 22 students from the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) until October 26 for an exhibition entitled “Time Pixels”, showcasing creativity through different mediums.The artworks were created by 22 year-four students who are mainly from the public university’s Visual Arts Programme.A recent statement on Creative Macau’s website notes that the students completed the works during the “Social Artistic Practice” and “Sociology

October 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainland filmmakers inspire local students in iQIYI project

“Light up Grow up Project” (“光影助力成长计划”) hosted events in Macau last week where local students had the opportunity to meet and interact with the main creators of film and television works from the mainland, discussing the miniseries To the Wonder (我的阿勒泰) and the documentary film Tough Out (棒！少年), both produced by iQIYI*, a Beijing-based video streaming service company.“Light up Grow up Project” is a public welfare brand initiative jointly launched by

October 16, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Asia’s manga artists present works in Macau

A variety of works are currently on display at the ongoing 2nd Asia Manga Artists Exhibition in the basement of the Portuguese Bookshop on Rua de São Domingos (板樟堂街), presenting the work of eight artists until tomorrow.From Hong Kong to Malaysia to Vietnam, members of the public can find works that showcase the respective style of each artist of different backgrounds. Among those presenting their artworks is Japanese manga artist Miyako Cojima, who told the Post, with translation by

October 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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