Taipei Travel

Neptune Gallery is honored to present the exhibition titled “La Mer” during the onset of winter. We invite several contemporary artists from Taiwan and Japan to collaborate on this exhibition, creating a fusion of Japanese carving and painting to bring warmth to your daily life as we gradually approach the cold winter months. The exhibition will run from November 18 (Sat.) to December 24 (Sun.), and we sincerely invite you to attend.

The inspiration for the exhibition, “La Mer,” is derived from the orchestral composition “La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre” (French for “The Sea, Three Symphonic Sketches for Orchestra”) by the French Impressionist composer Achille-Claude Debussy, created between 1903 and 1905. According to Debussy’s own wishes, the design of the cover for the first edition score of “La Mer,” published in 1905, features a partial image of the left half of the giant wave from Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji,” specifically the “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” This highlights the influence of Japonisme on the European art scene from the late 19th to the early 20th century, permeating architecture, music, dance, literature, poetry, and painting, catalyzing a revolutionary transformation in Western art. The historical ties between Taiwanese and Japanese art have deep roots, ranging from academic development during the Japanese colonial period to contemporary multicultural influences in architecture, painting, music, sculpture, and anime, showcasing the almost inherent connection of Japanese art to Taiwanese culture.