Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery
| Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery | |
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李梅樹紀念館 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | gallery |
| Location | Sanxia, New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°55′50.0″N 121°22′22.3″E / 24.930556°N 121.372861°E |
| Opened | 9 April 1995 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery (traditional Chinese: 李梅樹紀念館; simplified Chinese: 李梅树纪念馆; pinyin: Lǐméishù Jìniànguǎn) is a memorial gallery located in Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The gallery is dedicated to Taiwanese painter, sculptor and politician Li Mei-shu.
History
[edit]The gallery was opened on 9 April 1995 by descendants of Li.
In May 2024, the gallery was forced to cover up a large poster of Li's 1936 painting, Reclining Nude, from a parking lot, where it had been displayed to promote an upcoming exhibition, following complaints by parents from the neighboring Anxi Elementary School for its nudity and Mandarin captions containing a sexual connotations.[1]
Exhibitions
[edit]The gallery exhibits various artwork collections and documents of Li.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1 "Sanxia museum to cover poster featuring nude painting after complaints". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Li Mei-shu, the "Great Wall" of Taiwanese Art Movement". Digital Taiwan. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "The Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery". New Taipei City Travel. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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