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Lin begs to differ: "Taipei Biennial may be international in the sense that it invites artists from abroad. C02 is international in a different sense -- in the way we think, the way we organize the event."
The concept of a "document exhibitions," a permanent archive of participants' art on the Web, and the linking of several non-gallery venues, she said, are unprecedented in Taiwan. Making foreign nationals working in Taiwan eligible for selection is also one step toward being international.
What kind of "avant-garde" works can viewers expect to see in this art free-for-all? "We would like to present the kind of artists who have not settled down with a particular style, who are still experimenting."
Expect college students since the event has been heavily promoted on college campus. "We want to see works of the generation that grew up watching color TV," said Shih.
"College students in the past typically looked down on low art. They would think that `I'm a college student, I'm above listening to Mandarin pop songs,' and so on. The younger generation doesn't make such distinctions anymore. They can be influenced by anything," Shih said. "We hope to change viewers' tastes and their habits of perceiving works through their works."
Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta will start on Nov. 23 at National Culture Association, Huashan Art District, CKS Memorial Hall and some previously abandoned spaces, including National Taipei Teachers' College Principal Residence, the American News and Culture Center and the playground at the Monopoly Bureau.
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