The Fifth Moon

Galerie du Monde is delighted to present the exhibition The Fifth Moon, which has been painstakingly organized following the retrospectives of Liu Kuo-Sung in 2014 and Fong Chung-Ray at the gallery in 2015. The exhibition showcases 25 of the finest artworks created by the members of the Fifth Moon Group, including works produced by Liu Kuo-Sung, Fong Chung-Ray, Chen Ting-Shih, Hu Chi-Chung and Ku Fu-Sheng during the 1960s and 1970s. The works of Chen Ting-Shih, Hu Chi-Chung and Ku Fu-Sheng will be premiered in Hong Kong at this exhibition.

As a crucial art group in the history of Chinese contemporary and modern art, the Fifth Moon Group was founded in 1956 and its first exhibition was organized in Zhong Shan Hall, Taipei, in 1957. Since this initial event, the group exhibited work in May every year. The Fifth Moon Group was synonymous with boldness and innovation as well as upholding liberty through subject matter, concept and its presentation of art. Consequently the group is considered a pioneer of Taiwan’s contemporary art groups and is profoundly influential to the development of art in Taiwan and Greater China. This exhibition reviews and retraces the work of the Fifth Moon Group during the Taiwanese modern art movement which took place in the 1960s and 1970s, examining the innovation initiated by its active members during this period. This will further consider the importance of the Fifth Moon Group to the initiation and development of Taiwanese contemporary art.