WU Gallery is a new, small yet sophisticated exhibition space. Similar to ink spread, the light suffuses this tranquil space, where people can learn with a calm mind and visit the exhibition attentively.

WU Gallery displays Taiwanese ceramics, introduces the context of wood-fired ceramics, and holds exhibitions and workshops to proactively engage ceramic art lovers and the public with a narrative and exhibit traditional and local ceramic arts through interactive experience. It aspires to be an art platform where people gather for Taiwanese tea, pottery, flowers, and aesthetics, arousing the audience’s research interest and passion while stimulating discussion.

ADDRESS:

2F, No.39, Yongji St., Yingge Dist., New Taipei City 239, Taiwan

HOW TO GET THERE:

Take bus 5005 from the Yingge Ceramics Museum stop. Then walk for few minutes

TEL:

02-26701000

OPENING HOURS:

10:00-17:00 (Closed on Sunday & Monday)

ADMISSION FEE: 

Free Admission. Advanced reservation by phone is required

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EXHIBITION INFORMATION:

The tea ceremony is a space for the conversation between people and tea. It is a force behind the practice of tea culture, a sought-after lifestyle, tea practitioners’ attitude toward tea, and a utopia for tea practitioners. Tea can be used for hospitality, for spiritual relaxation, and for personal peace. The modern tea ceremony is even more diverse from the theme of the ceremony to the environment, tea, refreshments, utensils, tea cloth, accessories, and spatial design. As tea ware, the teapot plays the most important role. In addition to being the visual focus, it determines the quality of the tea. At the tea ceremony, other tea ware serve their functions, while accessories decorate and accentuate the overall style of the tea ceremony, allowing the practitioner to conduct the ceremony smoothly and demonstrate the richly exquisite beauty. With a theme, music, attire, and process designed specifically for the tea ceremony, this traditionally quiet ritual can incorporate a vibrant atmosphere.

Artists featured in this exhibition are Wu Ming-yi, Chiu Yu-chi, Hsu Wan-yu, Kuo Ya-wen, and Lai Hsiu-tao. As ceramic artists studying tea, they have created works of both aesthetics and functionality, bringing natural elements of landscape into the tea ceremony. With tea ware and tea ceremony design, they demonstrate both art and craft, allowing tea culture to freely permeate our everyday life.