Bowers Museum exhibits gold and jade masterworks from Taiwan

An exhibit showcasing jade and gold sculptures that began Dec. 12 at the Bowers Museum continues through May 30, with virtual tours planned for early in 2021.

“Treasures in Gold & Jade: Masterworks from Taiwan,” features the sculptures of two artists based in Taiwan, Wu Ching and Huang Fu-shou.

“Jump,” by Huang Fu-shou is featured in an exhibit by the Bowers Museum in cooperation with the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, an arm of the Taiwan Ministry of Culture.

(Courtesy of Huang Fu-shou)

The exhibit is described as “two mediums, two artists and a series of cycles endlessly alternating between binaries like death and rebirth.”

Ching is displaying 17 gold sculptures. One piece, “Reminiscences of Rustic Pleasures” showing over 500 gold ants and various insects took three years to complete. There are also 27 jade carvings by Fu-Shou of fish and insects in nature. Poems written by the artist accompany each artwork.

A special team from Taiwan travelled to install the delicate exhibit pieces, some of which can be seen in the digital exhibit guide. Virtual pre-recorded tours are scheduled throughout January.

If you watch

What: Virtual tour of “Treasures in Gold & Jade: Masterworks from Taiwan”
When: Jan. 3, 4, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24
Where: online in a pre-recorded presentation
Cost: general $10, members $5
Info: bowers.org/

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