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Chen Zong Ho 'Retrospect and Prospect' Exhibit Reception and Book Donation

Chen Zong Ho 'Retrospect and Prospect' Exhibit Reception and Book Donation In-Person

Join the Houston Public Library to celebrate the opening of the exhibit 'Retrospect and Prospect: The Changes of Taiwan's Landscape -- Chen Zong Ho’s Watercolor Depictions of Taiwan Scenery', on display at the Central Library Gallery from May 7 - July 28, 2022. 

The Houston Public Library celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and the 61st anniversary of the Houston-Taipei Sister Cities relationship with an exhibition of Chen Zong Ho’s watercolor paintings of Taiwan. Chen Zong Ho’s watercolor works depict the beautiful scenery, valuable history, and changing landscape of Taiwan from the 1970s to the 2000s.

A short video will present the origins of Taiwan’s watercolor paintings and Chen Zong Ho’s efforts in the fine arts in the early days of Taiwan.

The book donation includes the following titles: 

  1.  Raised by Wolves - Poems and Conversations by Amang, translated by Steve Bradbury
  2.  The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi
  3.  My Enemy's Cherry Tree by Wang Ting-Kuo
  4.  Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin, translated by Bonnie Huie
  5.  The Tree Fort on Carnation Lane by Horace Ho, translated by Darryl Sterk
  6.  The Lost Garden by Li Ang 


For more information about the exhibition and the artist Chen Zong Ho, please visit https://houstonlibrary.org/retrospect-and-prospect 

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Registration is encouraged to help the organizers in the planning of the reception.

Date:
Friday, May 20, 2022
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Time Zone:
Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
1st Floor Events
Locations:
Central Library, Jesse H. Jones Building
Age Group:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Arts & Culture     Community & Outreach     Holidays & Observances     Language Learning  
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