Works by Zao Wou-ki (趙無極), Chu Teh-chun (朱德群) and Lin Fengmian (林風眠) are among the 227 lots up for sale at Ravenel’s autumn auction of contemporary Asian art. Even if you don’t have an extra couple of million NT dollars lying around to spend on a painting by Chinese artist Sanyu (常玉) or a sculpture by Taiwanese artist Ju Ming (朱銘), the previews are a great opportunity to check out some rarely seen works of art. Previews will be held on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 7pm, with the gavel hitting the auction block on Sunday beginning at 2:30pm.
■ Fubon Life Building (富邦人壽), B2, 108, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市敦化南路一段108號B2). On the Net: ravenelart.com
■ Preview: Friday and Saturday from 10am to 7pm. Auction: Sunday from 2:30pm to 8:30pm
Contemporary Taiwanese photographer Tseng Miin-Shyong’s (曾敏雄) Face’s Talk (台灣頭) showcases 116 photographic portraits of Taiwan’s literary figures, artists, musicians, religious leaders, performing artists and politicians as well as a new generation of innovators. Along with the portraits, four photographic slideshows — One Day With Ko Si-chi (柯錫杰的一天), One Day With Hsieh Li-fa (謝里法的一天), 50 Years of Chao-tang (照堂五十) and 50 Years of Ju Ming (朱銘五十) — will offer revealing and intimate visual profiles of well-known artists. The exhibit also features an activity — Everyone Is a Taiwan Head (人人都是台灣頭) — where Tseng will personally photograph 20 visitors every Tuesday until the end of the year.
■ Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市中山北路3段181號). Open daily from 9:30am to 5:30pm, closes at 8:30pm on Saturdays. Tel: (02) 2595-7656. Admission: Free, except for the Cai Guo-qiang exhibit, which is NT$250
■ Until Jan. 17
Taipei Artist Village (台北藝術村) and Grass Mountain Artist Village (草山國際藝術村) will throw open their doors this weekend for SuPerArt, a two-day event that offers the public an opportunity to catch a glimpse of artists in residence. The event kicks off with a guided tour of Grass Mountain Artist Village at 11:20am and Taipei Artist Village at 2pm on Saturday. Other highlights include exhibitions by individual artists, artists’ talks, music and workshops. The multicultural cast of artists hails from Poland, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Lithuania and Taiwan. A shuttle bus to Grass Mountain Artist Village leaves Taipei Artist Village at 10:30am on both days. The bus will return at 1:30pm. For reservations call Ms Li at (02) 2862-2404 or (02) 3393-7377 X208.
■ Taipei Artist Village (台北藝術村), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號); Grass Mountain Artist Village (草山國際藝術村), 92 Hudi Rd, Taipei City (台北市湖底路92號). On the Net:
www.artistvillage.org
■ Taipei Artist Village’s open house is Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 6pm. Grass Mountain Artist Village’s open house is Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm
I Love NY (I 愛 NY) is a solo exhibit of laser images by Taiwanese artist Chen Ching-yao (陳擎耀). Chen examines the cultural heterogeneity of New York by creating composite photographic and collage images of its people, places and objects, injecting the photographs with his own humorous flourishes.
■ Soka Art Center (索卡藝術中心), 2F, 57, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市敦化南路一段57號2樓). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 11am to 9pm. Tel: (02) 2570-0390
■ Until Dec. 20
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