Accidentally Wes Anderson x Macao Art Exhibition

Macao Magazine

Issue No. 73

Sacred Heart Canossian College by Dennis Ho, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Accidentally Wes Anderson x Macao Art Exhibition - Exploration of Colour Aesthetics in Architecture at the Small and Medium Enterprises Support Centre | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Octagonal Pavilion Library by Gia, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Cineteatro Macau by Gia, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Macao Central Library by Begonia Leong, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Chun Hing Trading Co by Gia, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Tap Seac Square by Gia, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
AWA Exhibition at the Small and Medium Enterprises Support Centre | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Mandarin’s House by Begonia Leong, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
Cinematheque Passion by Dennis Ho, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
St Dominic’s Church by Dennis Ho, 2022 (façade) | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
St Dominic’s Church by Matt, 2022 (interior) | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
AWA Exhibition at the Small and Medium Enterprises Support Centre | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao
AWA Exhibition in Macao takes explorers on a journey through the captivating Wes Anderson-esque landscape | Photo courtesy of Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao

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Featuring over 30 photographs captured in Macao and the surrounding region, the Accidentally Wes Anderson x Macao Art Exhibition is an ode to Wes Anderson’s whimsical universe.

Accidentally Wes Anderson is an ode to its namesake: the stylistically distinctive American movie director famed for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). It started as an Instagram page in 2017, featuring photos curated by New York-based couple Wally and Amanda Koval. Each image had to look like it came out of a Wes Anderson film – which are known for their pastel hues, symmetrical compositions, and whimsy – but didn’t. Hence being accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA).

The project, still headed by the Kovals, has morphed into a travel website, a New York Times bestselling coffee table book, and a community of over one million adventurers who seek and share Anderson-esque scenes from outside the big screen. These photographs hail from all corners of the world, including Macao.

“Accidentally Wes Anderson x Macao Art Exhibition - Exploration of Colour Aesthetics in Architecture” is a showcase of more than 30 AWA photographs captured in Macao and the surrounding region. It includes familiar sites like Cinematheque Passion and the Mandarin’s House, and is co-organised by the Youth Cultural Promotion Association of Macao.

The exhibition is being held at the Macau Small and Medium Enterprises Support Centre, on Rua das Estalagens, until 31 December. It’s open Tuesday to Sunday, between 12 pm and 8 pm.