Mirror of the Heart (心境之航 ─ 張翠容) is a solo exhibit by Chang Tsui-jung (張翠容). Chang’s parlor paintings seductively bring the viewer into a feminine world through surreal works composed of figures with garishly attired female bodies topped with the heads of birds and animals such as peacocks, cats and beetles.
■ Liang Gallery (尊彩藝術中心), 366 Ruiguang Rd, Taipei City (台北市瑞光路366號 ). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 6pm. Tel: (02) 2797-1100
■ Opening reception on Saturday at 3pm. Until Jan. 23
Change (變) presents a retrospective look at the work of China-born, Taiwan-based artist Li Chien-chung (李建中). Li dabbles freely in a broad range of media — oil painting, color ink, engraving, acrylic and calligraphy — to create abstract paintings that possess a feeling of boundless space.
■ Lee Gallery (黎畫廊), 10, Ln 175, Da-an Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市大安路一段175巷10號). For a viewing call (02) 2325-6688
■ Until Sunday
An exhibit of new oil paintings by Huang Ming-chun (黃敏俊) is currently on view at Fish Art. Huang’s latest work delves into portraiture — a marked change from his earlier floral, urban and landscape paintings.
■ Fish Art Center (秋刀魚藝術中心), 137 Jihu Rd, Taipei (台北市基湖路137號). Open Sunday to Friday from 11am to 10:30pm. Call (02) 2532-3800
■ Until Jan. 30
Mediaholic (媒體大哼) has gained considerable attention in Taipei’s art circles because it is the first time that the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (MOCA, Taipei) has devoted the majority of its space to a Taiwanese artist. The exhibition showcases the work of interdisciplinary artist Ni Tsai-chin (倪再沁), presenting literature, painting, installation and sculpture created by the artist over the past 30 years.
■ Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (台北當代藝術館), 39 Changan W Rd, Taipei City (台北市長安西路39號). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 6pm. Tel: (02) 2552-3720. Admission: NT$50
■ Until Feb. 13
Designed specifically for children, From Nature to Art (KoKo 自然) presents 12 landscape paintings from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum’s (TFAM) permanent collection as a means of showing how artists transform natural scenery into landscape paintings. The exhibit offers on-site activities for children so that they too can become landscape artists.
■ Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市中山北路三段181號). Open daily from 9am to 10pm. Tel: (02) 2595-7656. Admission: NT$30
■ Until May 29
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