Events & Entertainment

New Blooms of the Divine -- Solo Exhibition by Hua Chien-chiang (新仙花形--華建強個展). Artist Hua breathes a new life into Taiwan glue color painting by adding post-modern sarcasm to the traditional art form. Oscillating between comics and landscape painting, the works aim to manifest the vanity of modern people and the consumption of humanity through bizarre characters and social references.

* Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館) at 181 Changshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am to 5:30pm. * Call (02) 2595-7656

* Until July 1

Transformed. A joint exhibition by four artists with distinct ideas and approaches to art featuring stone sculptures, installation pieces, video and design works to manifest the theme of transformation.

* NTUE Nanhai Gallery (南海藝廊), 3, Ln 19, Chungching S Rd Sec 2, Taipei (台北市重慶南路二段19巷3號). Open Wednesday to Sunday from 2pm to 9:30pm. Call (02) 2392-5080

* Until Sunday

Solo Exhibition by Assem Sharaf (埃及藝術家阿森夏拉夫個展). Coming from the heart of ancient city Cairo, Assem Sharaf is a modern Egyptian artist who uses recycled material, ancient colors and modern shapes as the main elements of his visual world. The 50 artworks on display search for new aesthetics in art and life.

* Sheltering Sky (天棚藝術), 111 Huanhe N Rd Sec 1, Taipei (臺北市環河北路一段111號). Open Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 6pm. Call (02) 2558-5789

* Until tomorrow

Wandering in the Poetry -- The 2nd NCAF Techno Art Creation Project (科光幻影 詩路漫遊). Presenting the works of five recipients of the second art project supported by the National Culture and Arts Foundation, the exhibition suggests a link to the origin of art creation itself, touching on the poetic through various high tech forms and utilizations.