Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) A long-lost nude sculpture by late Taiwanese sculptor Huang Tu-shui (黃土水) will be the central exhibit at an art exhibition to be held at the Museum of National Taipei University of Education (MoNTUE) from Saturday through April 2022.
The Australian Office in Taipei on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of its establishment at a ceremony attended by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who pledged to deepen trade and security ties with Canberra.
Under the leadership of Australian Representative to Taiwan Jenny Bloomfield, who took office in February, bilateral relations are expected to become even closer, Tsai said according to a transcript of her speech released by the Presidential Office.
Over the past five years, trade and investment between Taiwan and Australia have grown 10 to 13 percent annually, showing that bilateral relations are strong and mutually beneficial, she said.
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After a decade of hunting, the National Museum of History managed to locate about 30 sculptures by Huang Tu-shui (黃土水) for his retrospective in 1989.
Huang was considered a late-blooming genius who quickly rose to become one of Taiwan’s most respected artists during the Japanese colonial era, and his first solo show in 1927 attracted more than 10,000 visitors.
Huang died young from overwork at the age of 35 and many of the 89 pieces displayed at his posthumous exhibition were lost after World War II.
After Huang’s “rediscovery” during the 1970s nativist movement, much effort was made to find Huang’s lost work
A sculpture by Huang Tu-shui (黃土水) that was lost for more than half a century is to go on display this year, the Museum of National Taipei University of Education and the Ministry of Culture said on Thursday.
Huang, who lived from 1895 to 1930, in 1921 carved Sweet Dew (甘露水) from marble. It was the second work by Huang to be displayed at the Imperial Art Exhibition in Japan, the most prestigious art event in the country, where it received critical acclaim.
The sculpture was rediscovered earlier this year, 50 years after it was lost, by a team led by Lin
Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) Late Taiwanese sculptor Huang Tu-shui's (黃土水, 1895-1930) groundbreaking work, "Sweet Dew," which was lost for over half a century, will be displayed in public for the first time later this year at the Museum of National Taipei University of Education (MoNTUE), the museum and Ministry of Culture announced Thursday.