They are asking for curators to be chosen at least a year before the exhibition opens, not five months beforehand, as was the case this year.
Second, they want the funding to be increased so that more artists can travel and that new artworks can be made. The budget for this year's Taipei Biennial was approximately NT$20 million, much less than other Biennials. And third, they are asking for a special Biennial department that works independently of the museum.
And as Lin stated the "Taipei Biennial represents Taiwan so the government should be more supportive, and not just the city government, but the central one too."
As Taiwan's cultural institutions are run by the government, the future of the Biennial is unfortunately not in the hands of the people who are trained in and are passionate about the arts, but rather in the hands of policymakers.
Exhibition notes
Taipei Fine Arts Museum,181, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei
Telephone: (02) 2595 7656 or go to http://www.tfam.gov.tw
When: Until Jan. 23. Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30am to 5:30pm, closed Monday.
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