Taipei, April 23 (CNA) This year’s Expo Chicago will showcase six video art pieces by Taiwanese artists from Thursday to Sunday in the United States, marking the first time that the show is featuring selections from Taiwan.
The works selected include “Breathing” by Chen Liang-hsuan (陳亮璇), “Somewhere Beyond Right and Wrong, There is a Garden. I Will Meet You There” by Chen Yin-ju (陳瀅如), and “Samurai and Deer” by Hsu Chia-wei (許家維).
The others are “Ladies” by Liu Yu (劉玗) and Wu Sih-chin (吳思嶔), “Stories of Celluloid: Terra Nullius Data” by Wu Chi-yu (吳其育), and “Compound Eyes of Tropical” by Zhang Xu Zhan (張徐展).
Collectively, the pieces embody a cross-section of Taiwan’s video art in the exhibit in the expo’s “Special Projects” section titled “Taiwan Video Art Selection — Interwoven Timelines,” according to a recent statement by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture (MOC).
The artists’ participation in the “most iconic contemporary art exposition in midwestern U.S.” is the result of collaboration between the Taipei Cultural Center in New York, the Hong-Gah Museum, and the expo, the MOC said.
Last year, Hong-Gah Museum Director Zoe Yeh (葉佳蓉) participated in the Curatorial Exchange hosted by the expo, and her impressive resume in promoting global video art exchanges motivated the expo to initiate the collaboration on the special project, the MOC said.
The works are aimed at reconsidering the importance of accommodating different perspectives and showing mutual respect amid the ongoing wars and conflicts of today, the Hong-Gah Museum said in a statement.
“The featured artists explore humanity’s understanding of the world through investigations of ancient civilizations, tribal legends, and enlightenment texts, examining the issues within contemporary systems of knowledge,” the museum said.
The Taiwanese works will join selections from over 170 leading galleries in 93 cities across 36 countries, the MOC said.
The expo used to showcase predominantly Western pieces, but will feature more works from Asia this year, it said.
Expo Chicago has steadily raised its international profile in recent years, and its acquisition by London-based contemporary art organization Frieze in 2023 further elevated its status to a major international art event, the MOC said.
For more information about the artists and their works, visit the Hong-Gah Museum’s website: https://hong-gah.org.tw/en/hong-gah/interwoven-timelines
