2017 Taipei Art Awards
Exhibition date: Now - February 04, 2018
Venue: MOCA Taipei
Admission: NT 50
Having been successfully presented for many years by Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the grand prize of 「2017 Taipei Art Awards」 is Hualien White Lighthouse by Yu-Song Wang.
13 participating artists of “2017 Taipei Art Awards” include Yu-Song Wang, Kai-Chun Chiang, Chi-Yu Wu, Sih-Chin Wu, Cheng-Liang Li, Chieh-Sen Chiu, Chung-Han Yao, Hsuan Hung, Pei-Mao Sun, Liang-Hsuan Chen, Yi-Min Huang, Chi-Chuan Yang and Shuai-Cheng Pu. Due to the current renovation of TFAM, the competition result is shown in MOCA, Taipei. For this newly edition, “2017 Taipei Art Awards” includes in the Audience Choice Award, which is organized with the objective of deepening audience participation.
Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum–Exploring ancient lives
Exhibition date: Now - February 18, 2018
Venue: National Palace Museum (Taipei)
Admission: NT 350
「Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum–Exploring ancient lives」 is co-worked by National Palace Museum and the British Museum, which presents six mummies, along with coffins, steles and other funerary objects , in total more than 200 objects from ancient times. Viewers can not only unveil the mysterious wrappings of mummies, but also imagine the ancient Egyptian lives by using Computerized Tomography (CT) scanning.
Infinities of Zao Wou-Ki
Exhibition date: Now - March 04, 2018
Venue: Asia University Museum of Modern Art
Admission: NT 250
Abstract painting master Zao Wou-Ki passed away in 2013, and his artistic achievements were prominent. Museums around the world not only collected his art works but also granted many prizes such as the Praemium Imperiale Award of Painting, Japan in 1994, the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 2002, Paris and in the decorated position of Grand Officier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur by the President of France in 2006. 「Infinities of Zao Wou-Ki」is a comprehensive retrospective exhibition, in the first major museum presentation of the artist’s works in Asia in thirty 30 years. It features the works from the selection of the museums from France and Taiwan, Taiwanese collections, and also the first presentation.
FUNTASTICO│Jaime Hayon
Exhibition date: Now - March 04, 2018
Venue: Taipei Song Shan Cultural Park
Admission: NT 320
Jaime Hayon was named as “Dali who designs.” He was popular by his creative and modern works. He was selected as one of the 100 most relevant creators of these times by Time magazine and was elected as one of the most influential designers by Spanish government. 「FUNTASTICO│Jaime Hayon」features his classic works such as GREEN CHICKEN, THE TOURNAMENT, ROCKING HOT DOG and other more than 40 pieces of works.
Figure 1：FUNTASTICO│Jaime Hayon. Photo© FUNTASTICO│Jaime Hayon Facebook Page
Figure 2 left top：2017 Taipei Art Awards, Cheng-Liang Li. Photo© Cheng-Liang Li, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Figure 2 right top：2017 Taipei Art Awards, Yu-Song Wang. Photo© Yu-Song Wang, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Figure 2 left bottom：Ms. Françoise Marquet –Zao. Photo© Asia University Museum of Modern Art
Figure 2 right bottom：Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum–Exploring ancient lives. Photo© National Palace Museum
