Both Liu and Chang agree that local galleries need to join forces with young artists to become a force on the global stage, and Young Art Taipei is a platform for achieving this goal. With a jury comprised of artists and scholars, the art fair aspires to become a professional, touring event that gives local galleries and artists exposure in other countries.
There is no shortage of A-listers on the relatively small and cozy stage of Young Art Taipei. Most noticeable is the presence of Mizuma Art Gallery, a leading Japanese gallery, and its top artist Makato Aida, who has already gained a measure of recognition at auction houses worldwide. Osaka-based Gallery IDF will bring the works of Kiriko Lida, and Gallery Tsubaki will send a few by Mayuka Yamamoto. Both artists are favorites of local collectors. For urban vinyl enthusiasts, Art-U Room will present designer/artist team Tokyo Kanmen’s latest collection, which was inspired by Noh theater.
Platform China Contemporary Art Institute (站台中國) will showcase works by young emerging Chinese artists. Triumph Art Space (藝˙凱旋) makes an interesting contrast by presenting pieces by more established figures in China such as Zhang Kai (張凱).
There are 20 local galleries participating in the fair. In addition to established artists like Tseng Yu-chin (曾御欽), Hua Chien-chiang (華建強), Yao Jui-chung (姚瑞中), Su Meng-hung (蘇孟鴻) and Kuo I-chen (郭奕臣), emerging artists from different parts of Taiwan will gain exposure through galleries such as Quan Artist Agency (有寬藝術), Arthis Fine Art (金禧美術) and Da Xiang Art Space (大象藝術空間館) from Taichung, and Tainan’s Inart Space (加力畫廊).
Many artists, gallery owners and curators will attend, as will delegations from art fairs including Japan’s Art Osaka, Tokyo 101 and Art @Agnes, and South Korea’s Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair.
Artist and jury member Wang Jun-jieh (王俊傑) says Japanese galleries excelled during the review process because they seemed to best understand the strengths and limitations of a hotel art fair.
“One of our [the five jury members’] suggestions is to include curated sections in future editions [of Young Art Taipei],” Wang said. “All well-known art fairs around the world have curated sections that define what [the organizers] want to encourage and emphasize.”
EXHIBITION NOTES:
WHAT: Young Art Taipei 2009 — Contemporary Hotel Art Fair (台北國際當代藝術博覽會)
WHEN: Today to Sunday from 11am to 8pm
WHERE: Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei
(台北王朝大酒店), 100 Dunhua N Rd, Taipei City (台北市敦化北路100號)
ADMISSION: NT$120 at the door
ON THE NET: www.youngarttaipei.com/en/index.html
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