▲ Wednesday from 8pm to 11pm
▲ No admission fee
Exhibitions
Stunning Decorative Porcelains From the Chienlung Reign (華麗彩瓷—乾隆洋彩泰展) examines the complex methods by which these ceramics were assembled and painted. The pieces presented in this exhibition, most of which were made between 1741 and 1744, when the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong Emperor ruled China, represent two styles of vase painting that were developed in the mid 18th century. One aspect of the exhibition deals with the subtle differences that distinguish the fa-lang-tsai (琺瑯彩) and yang-tsai (洋彩) styles.
▲ 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 Mondays through Sundays from 9am to 5pm; Saturdays until 8:30pm. Tel: (02) 2881-2021
▲ Until Aug. 15, 2009
Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition (居無定所—2008台灣國際錄像藝術展). Featuring 20 works selected out of 121 entries submitted from 21 countries, the exhibit examines the global cultural landscape through topics ranging from cultural diversity, terrorism, and migrant labor to memory, nostalgia and land.
▲ Hong Gah Museum (鳳甲美術館), 11F, 166 Daye Rd, Taipei City (台北市大業路166號11樓). Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:30am to 5:30pm. Tel: (02) 2894-2272
▲ Until Dec. 28
Shadow of Light — Modern Ink Painting by Huang Kuang-nan (流影—黃光男現代水墨展). The renowned artist and academic’s latest works combine traditional subjects and Western compositions.
▲ German Cultural Center Taipei (台北德國文化中心), 12F, 20, Heping W Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市和平西路一段20號12樓). Open Mondays through Fridays from 10am to 8pm. Tel: (02) 2365- 7294
▲ Until Dec. 16
Flowering Body — Li Tseng-hao Solo Exhibition (開花的身體—李增豪個展). Taking the human body as its visual cue, Li’s series of images and interactive installation works examines the power of social conventions.
▲ Juming Museum (朱銘美術館), 2 Sheshihu, Chinshan Township, Taipei County (台北縣金山鄉西勢湖2號). Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Tel: (02) 2498-9940
▲ Until Jan. 4, 2009
Home — Taiwan Biennial 2008 (家—2008台灣美術雙年展) brings together more than 120 works by 60 artists and probes how changing ideas of home have been presented in contemporary Taiwanese art.
▲ National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (國立台灣美術館), 2, Wuchuan W Rd Sec 1, Taichung City (台中市五權西路一段2號). Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9am to 5pm. Tel: (04) 2372-3552
▲ Until Feb. 8, 2009
Event
Dissident, academic and former Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Samuel Lee will be in Taipei next week to give a lecture in English titled Why We Are Where We Are: A Personal Account of South Korea’s Path to Democracy. Lee spent many years in Europe as a dissident in exile and his personal life is inextricably linked with South Korea’s recent social and political history.
▲ GIS Convention Center, B1, 85, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段85號B1)
▲ Nov. 29 from 2pm to 5pm
▲ Admission is free but participants must pre-register by calling (02) 3322-4907, or online at www.civictaipe.org
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