The Tadao Ando World Exhibition Tour: Youth exhibition is on display until January 9, 2022 at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum. While the exhibition itself soon comes to an end, the work of legendary Japanese architect Tadao Ando will likely have a lasting impact upon those in Beijing, especially the exhibition curator Mr. Ma Weidong. The exhibition in Beijing includes exact replicas of some of his finest work notably Church of the Light, Church on the Water, the Meditation Space at UNESCO headquarters and more. 


As of press time, the Tadao Ando World Tour: Youth exhibition is taking place in the Beijing Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum. What can visitors see there? How can we understand the theme of youth?

The whole exhibition is a treasure from the inside out!

The exhibition traces the footsteps of the master Mr. Ando through exhibits spanning over half a century, including beautiful architectural models, detailed design manuscripts, a large number of exclusive films, travel sketches and photographs, as well as contemplations with Mr. Ando on architecture, the environment, the city and our only earth under the epidemic.

So, from an academic point of view, these selected projects are presented in such a professional way that visitors can see them with pleasure. 

From the perspective of the exhibition, we have three 1:1 replica spaces where the audience can wander through the architectural space to feel and experience Mr. Ando’s work. There is also a green apple installation that Mr. Ando has specially placed at the entrance of the museum. We hope that you can feel unafraid of failure, be brave to challenge and keep young. 

Young people probably have the most right to speak about “youth.” The “youth” referred to in the exhibition is more than that. As Mr. Ando wants to express, “youth” is not about age, but about a state of mind. 

So, whether you are young, middle-aged or even old, the courage and strength to face up to challenges without fear of failure is “youth.”