Art Macao: All That’s Gold Does Glitter - An Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics

All That’s Gold Does Glitter - An Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics, one of a series of Art Macao activities, takes place at The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, the Sands Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, at the same time from 8^th June to 9^th October, and features over 90 ceramic masterpieces from outstanding contemporary ceramic artists from 13 different countries and regions.

With China as the birthplace of porcelain, the exhibition’s featured art form is in homage to Macao’s rich history as a vital centre in the global ceramics trade. Macao was an important hub in the Maritime Silk Road, as testified by the many fragments of 16^th and 17^th century Kraak porcelain still buried on the coast. The powerful connection between ceramics and Chinese and Macanese civilization made it an ideal choice for the exhibition.

The exhibition was curated over the course of 10 months by internationally renowned ceramic artist Caroline Cheng, who convened a meeting of 27 fellow artists from all over the world, including herself, to create ceramic works under the theme of All That’s Gold Does Glitter. The majority of the works on display were created especially for the exhibition, and all contain elements of the colour gold in line with the theme. Among them, three pieces were created by three well-known late ceramic artists.

In addition, the exhibition is loaning four of its feature works to the Macao Museum of Art from 6^th June to 8^th October for display at Art Macao’s main exhibition: Jason Walker’s intricately illustrated Wildflowers, Trudy Golley’s illuminated Great Wave, Vipoo Srivilasa’s Plantimals, and Cheng’s own strikingly beautiful butterfly dress Prosperity, embroidered with porcelain butterflies and glazed with actual gold.