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The Song of Time
Tzu-Chi YEH, a leading Taiwanese realist painter, presents The Song of Time, a solo exhibition at the Asia University Museum of Modern Art, featuring 86 works. This major exhibition offers a thoughtful reflection on the artistic journey Yeh has taken so far. Born in 1957 in Yuli, Hualien, Yeh’s path has taken him from the quiet landscapes of eastern Taiwan to the bustle of Taipei and the cultural vibrancy of New York, before ultimately returning to his hometown at the age of 49. These shifts in geography and life experience have provided rich material for his creative practice.
➤ Tzu-Chi Yeh at his solo exhibition The Song of Time
The exhibition title, The Song of Time, carries a dual meaning. Referencing the biblical Song of Songs, it suggests that art can be a spiritual calling and a path of inner cultivation. The exhibition is organized around six thematic sections: The Song of Mountain and Ocean, The Song of Land, The Song of Yesterday, The Song of Monologue and Dialogue, The Song of Growing, and The Song of Origin. Each invites the viewer to experience Yeh’s paintings as lyrical meditations on family, memory, nature, and the passage of time.
Alongside The Song of Time, the Asia University Museum of Modern Art also presents Collection・Conversation, a curatorial project that brings Yeh’s work into dialogue with selected modern Western sculptures. Arman’s Venus au Violoncelle bois, displayed at the museum’s entrance, highlights the architectural energy of the space. Edgar Degas’ Étude de nu pour la danseuse, illuminated by natural light under the renowned architect Tadao Ando’s iconic triangular skylight, creates a poetic interplay between light, form, and time. On the second floor, two sculptures by Auguste Rodin resonate with Yeh’s themes of intimacy, reflection, and human connection. Together, these sculptural masterpieces—by Arman, Degas, and Rodin—each respond in their own way to Yeh’s visual language, creating a layered dialogue across time, form, and emotion.
