From Bbrother’s social activism to Yu’s YouTube-esque video prank, some insight is provided into the tensions between the local and the international. With many international artists bringing their own concerns to this new environment, where they have been encouraged to create works that use and reflect the city of Taipei, this should certainly generate plenty of food for thought.
EXHIBITION NOTES:
WHAT: 2008 Taipei Biennial
WHEN: Until Jan. 4, 2009
WHERE: Taipei Fine Arts Museum and other locations around the city. Details on the places and times of events can be found at www.taipeibiennial.org/index.aspx.
Information about associated activities can be found at the following locations:
* 2008 Taipei Biennial Feature: Dictionary of War (2008台北雙年展國際論壇：戰爭辭典) at www.dictionaryofwar.org
* Urban Nomad Film Program at the Taipei Biennial (城市遊牧影展) at urbannomadfilmfest.blogspot.com
* Taipei Drift: International Workshop for Art Academics 2008 (台北甩尾：2008國際藝術學院工作營) at taipeidrift.tnua.edu.tw
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