{"id":651,"date":"2026-03-29T11:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2026-03-29T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:33:44","slug":"jacones-polyphony-exhibition-from-macao-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/jacones-polyphony-exhibition-from-macao-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacone\u2019s Polyphony: Exhibition from Macao, China"},"content":{"rendered":"


Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/strong>JACONE\u2019S POLYPHONY: EXHIBITION FROM MACAO, CHINA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Curated by Feng Yan, Cindy Ng Sio Ieng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government (IC) and implemented by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), the exhibition Jacone\u2019s Polyphony: Exhibition from Macao, China<\/em> will be held from 9 May to 22 November in Venice, Italy, as the Collateral Event for the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. Jointly curated by Feng Yan and Cindy Ng Sio Ieng, in collaboration with artists Eric Fok Hoi Seng, O Chi Wai, and Veronica Lei Fong Ieng, the exhibition focuses on the narrative logic of \u201cpolyphony\u201d, revolving around the creative trajectory and spiritual exploration of Wu Li \u2013 a painter, poet, and Catholic from the early Qing dynasty \u2013 across East and West. Through installations, paintings, and video works, the show explores the resonance of culture, faith and spirit in the context of globalisation, echoing the theme of Biennale Arte 2026, \u201cIn Minor Keys\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1681 (during the reign of Emperor Kangxi), Wu Li, who had originally planned to travel to Rome with Jesuit missionaries, went south to Macao. This unrealised voyage to Europe led him to stay in Macao and study theology. He recorded the unique landscapes of Macao \u2013 a city shaped by the integration of Chinese and Western cultures \u2013 in his poetry collection San Ba Ji (Collection of Poems about St. Paul\u2019s)<\/em>. Through the contemporary reconstruction of this cross-cultural pioneer\u2019s story, the exhibition adopts a progressive layout that connects outdoor spaces with four indoor galleries, forming a narrative loop across time and space between past and present. It presents Wu Li\u2019s unfinished journey to Europe through contemporary creation, achieving a \u201cspiritual arrival\u201d delayed by over three centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric Fok Hoi Seng revisits historical scenes with meticulous paintings, creating dislocation and imagination between reality and illusion. O Chi Wai explores the flow of faith and culture through video and installations, while Veronica Lei Fong Ieng\u2019s work intertwines memory and place through keen perception. Together, their creations form a \u201cpolyphony\u201d that examines how individuals may achieve cross-cultural understanding and self-dialogue while upholding the cultural roots in a time of cultural convergence caused by the context of globalisation. It also probes the inclusivity and innovation of Macao as an important node for long-term cultural exchange between China and the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its participation in the 52nd International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia in 2007, Jacone\u2019s Polyphony<\/em> marks Macao\u2019s 10th participation as Collateral Event in this prestigious international platform for contemporary art. Jacone\u2019s Polyphony: Exhibition from Macao, China<\/em> continues in-depth exploration in local historical contexts, while reinterpreting cross-cultural issues through an international artistic language. The exhibition will be held until 22 November 2026 at Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126\/A, 30122, Venice, Italy. It is open from 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday to Sunday. For more information, please visit the Macao Museum of Art\u2019s official website at www.MAM.gov.mo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organiser:<\/strong>
Ufficio Affari Culturali del Governo della RAS di Macao<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implementing Unit:<\/strong> Macao Museum of Art
Website:<\/strong>\u00a0www.MAM.gov.mo
<\/a>Coordinator in Venice:<\/strong> CS Art Management
Curators:<\/strong> Feng Yan, Cindy Ng Sio Ieng
Artists:<\/strong> Eric Fok Hoi Seng, O Chi Wai, e Veronica Lei Fong Ieng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordinator in Venice<\/strong>
CS Art Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue: Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126\/A, Venice, Italy
Exhibition period: 9 May \u2013 22 November 2026
Summer opening hours: 11 am - 7 pm (from May to September)
Autumn opening hours: 10 am - 6 pm (from October to 22 November)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closed on Mondays (except 11 May, 1 June, 7 September, 16 November)
Free Admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Enquiries<\/strong>
CS Art Management
press@csartmanagement.com<\/a>
www.csartmanagement.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Enquiry<\/strong> 
Macao Museum of Art
Ellie Chan
sfchan@icm.gov.mo<\/a>
www.MAM.gov.mo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evento Collaterale della 61. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte \u2013\u00a0La Biennale di Venezia JACONE\u2019S POLYPHONY: EXHIBITION FROM MACAO, CHINA Curato da Feng Yan, Cindy Ng Sio Ieng Organizzata dall\u2019Ufficio Affari Culturali del Governo della RAS di Macao (IC) ed eseguita dal Museo d\u2019Arte di Macao (MAM), la mostra Jacone\u2019s Polyphony: Exhibition from Macao, China si terr\u00e0 dal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mostre"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions\/657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csartmanagement.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}