亞洲大學附屬現代美術館
Outside the Asia Museum of Modern Art 亞洲現代美術館
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/800 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
15.6 EV
Outside the Asia Museum of Modern Art in Wufeng, Taichung.

The Asia Museum of Modern Art (亞洲現代美術館) is a strange thing to find amid the rural-industrial sprawl of southern Taichung. Located on the outskirts of historic Wufeng, it is part of the much larger Asia University (亞洲大學) campus, itself riddled with European-inspired architectural curiosities like a gymnasium designed to look like the Colosseum of Rome. The art gallery, straying from the kitsch theme of the rest of the university, is an original design by renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It took nearly seven years to build and opened in 2013.

Triangles dominate the interior of Asia Museum of Modern Art 亞洲現代美術館
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
13.0 EV
Triangles dominate the interior of the gallery space.

Much to my amusement this gallery was designed around a theme of triangularity. I often joke that hipsters love triangles but it’s at least partly true—and this particular gallery has become a common site for fashion photo shoots and the like. While I wasn’t impressed by the exhibits I saw on my first visit there are ample opportunities for interesting photographs within the concrete labyrinth of the interior.

A study in triangular architecture
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/25 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
3200
Exposure Value
10.6 EV
Triangles rule.

For more photos and information about this building check out these posts here, here, and here.

Map

Loading map

Details

  • Status:Public (公有)
  • Coordinates:

Themes

Nearby Locations

Similar Content

Taichung Nanye Dance Hall(台中南夜大舞廳)

Asia Cement Building(亞洲水泥大樓)

Yongchun Elementary School(臺中市南屯區永春國民小學)

Wang Da-hong Residence(王大閎建國南路自宅)

Show more

Taipei Shuiyuan Market(台北水源市場)

National Palace Museum(國立故宮博物院)

Quan’an Hall(台中全安堂)

Taoyuan Chopin Art Center(桃園蕭邦藝術會館)

Liu Chi-hsiang Memorial Hall(劉啟祥美術紀念館)

Author

I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.

Loading map