In his solo show Beneath the Roses, Gregory Crewdson exhibits photographs he made using intricate production techniques usually found in film to produce works that border on the eerie.
■ Sakshi Gallery (夏可喜當代藝術), 33 Yitong Street, Taipei City
(台北市伊通街33號). Open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 1:30pm to 9:30pm and Sundays from 1:30pm to 7:30pm. Tel: (02) 2516-5386
■ Until March 13
Chinese contemporary painter Meng Yangyang (孟陽陽) continues her examination of children with a series of new works at Gallery J Chen. Meng’s earlier works examine children’s fantasies. With this show, her flat and dripping figures, rendered only in outline on a background of earthy blues, browns and yellows, focus on memory and suggest that like nostalgia it is a vague fiction.
■ Gallery J Chen, 3F, 40, Ln 161, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市敦化南路一段161巷40號3F). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from noon to 9pm. Tel: (02) 2781-0959
■ Until March 28
Fourteen Bangkok-based artists come together for The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, a new media exhibit that examines Thai politics and challenges the country’s more conservative currents in art. The artists’ collective, which calls itself As Yet Unnamed (www.asyet.org), presents group and individual artworks and a film documenting their collaborations, and holds lectures and workshops.
■ Barry Room, Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村百里廳), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號). Open Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am to 6pm.
Tel: (02) 3393-7377
■ Until March 14
Tao Ya-lun (陶亞倫) cuts away the distractions of the daily grind through the use of lasers in his solo exhibit Impenetrable Superficiality (切不開的表面).
■ Gallery 100, 6, Ln 30, Changan E Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市長安東路一段30巷6號). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 11am to 9pm. Tel: (02) 2536-2120
■ Until March 29
Doldrum: The Route to a Distant Place 1 無風帶—通往某個遠方的途徑1 by Taiwanese contemporary artist Liu Chih-hung (劉致宏) is a series of cartographic installations that examine the nature of boundaries and space.
■ VT Art Salon (非常廟藝文空間), B1, 47 Yitong St, Taipei City (台北市伊通街47號B1). Open Tuesdays to Thursdays 2pm to 11pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 2pm to 1am. Tel: (02) 2516-1060
■ Until March 27
Calls for submission
Urban Nomad Film Fest (城市游牧影展) is now accepting short film submissions for its ninth edition, which begins on April 30. NT$15,000 in prizes is up for grabs.
■ Submission deadline is
March 10
■ For complete details (in Chinese and English) and entry form visit urbannomadfilmfest.blogspot.com
Taipei Artist Village is accepting proposals for two projects as part of its Treasure Hill Public Art Project. The first, with a budget of NT$1.2 million, seeks proposals for mural arts. The second project, titled Image and Light Art, seeks proposals to create an integrated and artistic experience for the riverside adjacent to Gongguan (公館)
and the two entrances to Treasure Hill (寶藏巖). The budget is NT$6.5 million.
■ Submission deadlines for both projects are March 22 at 6pm
■ Call Kate Chen at (02) 3393-7377 X208, or send an e-mail to katechen@artistvillage.org
■ On the Net: www.artistvillage.org/events.php?type=5
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