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Light motivates motifs

Color emanates from the works of German artist Dieter Jung in two exhibitions where the viewer is pulled into constant negotiation with the space around the art

By Susan Kendzulak  /  CONTIBUTING REPORTER

The third floor of the museum has always been a problematic space to exhibit, as the area encircles the bank of escalators and feels more like a foyer than an intimate viewing area. So a small alcove was created for the work Lines of Flight.

A large window was cut into the wall that contains a moving floor-to-ceiling holograph of vertical lines in primary colors that give the appearance of monolithic skyscrapers.

Jung exhibits a more literary and figurative type of work at the German Cultural Center in LightColourSpace.

A popular series of posters he made for a publisher of philosophy books in the 1970s includes portraits of thinkers such as Goethe, Kant, Einstein and Schiller superimposed with an intricate netting of woven lines.

And the pivotal piece on display is a small holograph of Goethe -- who developed his own color theory -- wryly perched on a stack of the famous writer's books.

This smaller exhibition about appearance and disappearance also provides a good opportunity to learn more about the center's facilities and to contemplate the juncture between art and science.

Event Information:

What: The Garden of Light

Where: The Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 181 Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181)

When: Until May 8, Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30am to 5:30pm

Tel: (02) 2595 7656

Information: http://www.tfam.gov.tw

What: LightColourSpace

Where: The German Cultural Center, 12F, 20 Heping W Rd, Sec 1 (100台北市中正區和平西路一段2012)

When: Until April 15, Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm

Tel: 2365-7294

Information: http://www.dk-taipei.org.tw

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