▲Thursday at 8pm
▲NT$1,800 admission includes one drink. As of press time, tickets were still available through the venue's Web site
Event
The Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation (龍應台文化基金會) will host respected sinologist Gungwu Wang (王賡武), one of the world's leading authorities on Chinese studies, who will share his thoughts on issues of identity. The lecture is titled "What kind of Chinese? Southeast Asian Variations." Since the 1950s, changing mani-festations of nationalism have resulted in periodic redefinitions of identity. At the same time, globalization, regionalism, and the rise of China each manage, in different ways, to tug at those of Chinese descent. Wang has received honors worldwide for his pioneering studies on Chinese migration. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995 and is currently a professor at the National University of Singapore and also Chairman of the Managing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He was formerly Director of the East Asian Institute.
▲Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 Yenping S Rd, Taipei (台北市延平南路98號)
▲Feb. 23 from 2pm to 5pm
▲Lectures are conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation in Mandarin; admission is free but those attending must pre-register by phoning (02) 3322-4907, or logging onto www.civictaipei.org
Exhibition
The Ancient Art of Writing: Selections from the History of Chinese Calligraphy (筆有千秋業 - 書法的發展). Including selections of the five major script types - seal, clerical, cursive, running and standard - from the museum's collection, the exhibit looks at the art of calligraphy in a chronological order starting from the Qin (221 BC to 207 BC) and Han (206 BC to 220 AD) dynasties, a critical era in the history of Chinese writing that saw the unification of different forms, to the Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1911).
▲National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院), 221, Zhishan Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市至善路二段221號). Open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm; Saturday until 8:30pm. Call (02) 2881-2021
▲Until March 25
Hsueh Ching fang's Solo Exhibition (觀影-薛淨方個展). A photography exhibition by the 15-year-old artist who keeps a photo diary to capture a world light years away from that of grown-ups.
▲Cafe Noir (咖啡黑), 29 Siwei Rd, Taipei City (台北市四維路29號). Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:30am to 10pm. Call (02) 2325-6886
▲Until Feb. 29
The Age of Elegance: A Centennial Exhibition of Kuo Hsueh-hu (時代的優雅 - 郭雪湖百歲回顧展). Born in the Dadaocheng area of Taipei in 1908, Kuo is revered as a leading pioneer of the modern art movement in Taiwan. The country's first-generation gouache painter, the artist's works involve bold experiments that combine the concepts of traditional Chinese ink painting and Western styles. The exhibition features 80 of Kuo's paintings complemented by photographs and articles, aiming to reintroduce visitors to the master's creative journey.
▲National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館), 49 Nanhai Rd, Taipei City (台北市南海路49號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Call (02) 2361-0270
▲Until March 16
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