This year’s Expo Chicago is showcasing six video art pieces by Taiwanese artists from today until Sunday, marking the first time that the show is featuring selections from Taiwan.
The works selected include Breathing by Chen Liang-hsuan (陳亮璇), Somewhere Beyond Right and Wrong, There is a Garden. I Will Meet You There by Chen Yin-ju (陳瀅如), and Samurai and Deer by Hsu Chia-wei (許家維).
The others are Ladies by Liu Yu (劉玗) and Wu Sih-chin (吳思嶔), Stories of Celluloid: Terra Nullius Data by Wu Chi-yu (吳其育) and Compound Eyes of Tropical by Zhang Xu-zhan (張徐展).
Photo courtesy of Hong-gah Museum via CNA
Collectively, the pieces embody a cross-section of Taiwan’s video art in the exhibit in the expo’s “Special Projects” section titled: “Taiwan Video Art Selection — Interwoven Timelines,” the Ministry of Culture said in a statement.
The artists’ participation in the “most iconic contemporary art exposition in midwestern US” is the result of collaboration between the Taipei Cultural Center in New York, the Hong-gah Museum in Taipei, and the expo, the ministry said.
Last year, Hong-gah Museum director Zoe Yeh (葉佳蓉) participated in the curatorial exchange hosted by the expo, and her impressive resume in promoting global video art exchanges motivated the expo to initiate the collaboration on the special project, it said.
The works are aimed at reconsidering the importance of accommodating different perspectives and showing mutual respect amid the ongoing wars and conflicts of today, the Hong-gah Museum said in a statement.
“The featured artists explore humanity’s understanding of the world through investigations of ancient civilizations, tribal legends, and enlightenment texts, examining the issues within contemporary systems of knowledge,” it said.
The Taiwanese works would join selections from more than 170 leading galleries in 93 cities across 36 countries, the ministry said.
The expo used to showcase predominantly Western pieces, but is featuring more works from Asia this year, it said.
Expo Chicago has steadily raised its international profile over the past few years, and its acquisition by London-based contemporary art organization Frieze in 2023 further elevated its status to a major international art event, it said.
For more information about the artists and their works, visit the Hong-gah Museum’s Web site at hong-gah.org.tw/en/hong-gah/interwoven-timelines.
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