這場展覽中的作品，企圖開放一場自願按照如此不可抗拒之決定論的思考，並延伸出值得探討人類價值與判定的問題。

 

There is no such thing as freedom. There is only limited choice.

 

The process that we go through so that our choices are controlled is a life long process that begins in infancy with family and is continued throughout the rest of our lives by our peers and mainly by the state and mass media. These last two forces in determining our decisions; government and business have become virtually indistinguishable from each other. Together they have turned propaganda and advertising into subtle and powerful tools for manipulating people’s fears and desires.

 

“Urban bodies” is a collection of artworks by two Taiwanese and three foreign artists that explores some of the drives and motives behind human behavior. The artists use different mediums and approaches to investigate the reasons and root causes behind human decisions. The work focuses mainly on issues such as conformity, belief, fear, desire and consumerism. Each artist brings a unique style and flavor to the exhibition using vastly different techniques to address these issues, ranging from video art and installation to sculpture and graphic novels.

 

From an early age humans are taught a conditioned response to the concept of reward and punishment. Sigmund Freud tells us that this will develop into the two major forces for influencing our decisions;

The avoidance of pain and the quest for pleasure.

Mass media plays on these deep-seated impulses to exert influence and control the masses. By ignoring the needs but fulfilling the unconscious desires of the masses changes a potentially unruly population into a controlled, docile one.

 

The work in this exhibition aims to open a debate about free-will in the light of such overpowering determinism, and raises questions about the way in which human worth is judged.

 

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Opening: June 4, 2009 >12:00 and 18:00
ScalaMata Gallery
Ghetto Vecchio 1236, Cannaregio 30121 Venezia Italy
(Vaporetto station Ponte di Guglie)





Ryszard Wasko, Elisabeth Sarah Gluckstein
Doron Polak, Esti Drori, Michal Meron
972ART-Amir Cohen, Reuven Givati, Jan Van Woensel

 

Essence of Absence

 

October 29 to November 21, 2008
Opening Reception : Wednesday, October 29, 6 to 8 pm
Gallery Korea of the Korean Cultural Service NY
460 Park Ave. 6th Fl. New York, NY 10022

 

The Korean Cultural Service NY presents the exhibition Essence of Absence, from October 29 to November 21, 2008 at Gallery Korea. The opening reception will be held at Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service NY from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Nine international artists are participating in the Essence of Absence : Corey D’Augustine, Futaba Suzuki, Hong-Ling Wee, Hong Seon Jang, Malin Abrahamsson, Rina Y. Yoon, Ya Chu Kang, Lynn Newcomb, and Ye Leen Lee.

 

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第6屆桃源創作獎
展期：6/6（週五）至7/5（週六）
開放時間：週二至週日（9:00-12:00，13:00-17:00）
展覽地點：桃園縣政府文化局第一、第二展覽室，以及二、三樓畫廊

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慢 風景
國美館藝之森-九九峰生態藝術園區人才培育補助計畫作品展
展期：96年12月8日~97年5月31日
地點：南投縣草屯鎮平林里健行路152號


文建會規畫的「藝之森—九九峰生態藝術園區」又有令人驚艷的作品呈現。標題為「慢風景」的戶外裝置作品展12月8日開始在草屯「藝之森—九九峰生態藝術園區」展出。
　總共集結了7件視覺藝術戶外裝置作品、4件公共空間及景觀創作作品與2件影像創作與紀錄片作品，以及東海大學及逢甲大學建築系的展場佈置及展示空間設計實驗創作，12月8日起將於園區戶外展出6個月。
　代管單位國立台灣美術館說，其中相關創作補助案，已於96年11月30日前，陸續於九九峰生態藝術園區裝置完成，為了呈現園區人才培育補助成果，介紹參與補助案創作之藝術家及作品。
　同時也引導民眾進入林間體驗自然環境，與藝術創作間之對話與連結，彰顯園區低密度開發及結合生態保育及藝術人才培育面向之營運宗旨，訂於96年12月8日下午三點在園區舉辦「慢風景」作品發表開幕式，讓民眾親炙林間大自然與藝術交融的風情。
　「慢風景」強調的是「萬物靜觀皆自得」的生活態度，在悠然的園區森林步道中，一漸漸錯落的藝術家巧思減緩了人們在步道間的行進速度，藉由作品的引導，或低頭俯視、或抬頭仰望，讓人們看到藝術，同時也感受到大自然的美好，仰俯之間處處充滿驚艷。
摘自：台灣新聞網

Frolic: Humor and Mischief in New Taiwanese Art will bring a sense of fun with a touch of mischief to the fall art scene in New York City.   The exhibition will open at three New York spaces in October, and November, 2007.  This exhibition, co-curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos, based in New York, and Jane Ingram Allen, based in Taiwan, features works in all media by 27 emerging Taiwanese artists.

 

Each gallery will highlight the works of different artists, including several site-specific installations to be created by some of the artists upon their arrival from Taiwan.  The theme of this exhibition, humor and mischief, reflects one of the main qualities of contemporary Taiwanese art production.  The sense of fun and mischievousness exhibited in the new Taiwanese art distinguishes it from others such as the Korean, which is much more serious in its tenor and themes.  An example of an artist using these elements is Wenfu Yu, who deploys feathers with which to create environments that speak to the lighthearted child in all of us.  They are light and fantastical configurations that arouse our instinctual desire to play, such as his Trees, 2007, (site specific installation, feathers and mixed media), done for the Taipei Gallery lobby.  Another artist who uses humor in works that address both feminist and artistic issues is Agi Chen.  This artist uses color discs in symbolic sequences that correspond to heroines known from popular culture, such as Winnie the Pooh, Sailormoon and the Powerpuff Girls, Mr. Incredible and Elastic Girl.  Chen deconstructs the colors and by abstracting the characters to color circles, she reconstructs their meaning to reflect on issues of consumerism and regional preferences.  Howard Chen groups little creatures that appear to invade the corners of the gallery, but who belie their innocent glittery appearance when observed in detail. The Babies, 2003 is a grouping of dolls and hearts composed of silver sequins and pins that juxtapose the quintessential baby with the dangerous object, the pin.  This combination is grounded in the Dada spirit of exploring seemingly innocent constructs, (the baby, for example), while using irony to pun popular conceptions.  It is these and 21 other artists' creative productions that give this show an edge that will contribute to the climate of its time and leave an indelible impression upon global audiences.

 

Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos, known for her expertise on contemporary Asian art and for curating many exhibitions in this field, traveled to Taiwan in 2006.   There she was introduced to the contemporary art scene of Taipei at such places as the Museum of Contemporary Art, VT Salon, Hua-shan Art Center, IT Park Gallery, and other alternative art spaces.  She was impressed by the quality of the work, the fresh approach and sense of fun expressed by these artists and wanted to present this new work from Taiwan in New York.   She approached the Taiwan Council for Cultural Affairs for support of the exhibition and teamed up with American artist and independent curator Jane Ingram Allen, who is based in Taiwan.  Allen, an artist and independent curator and art critic, has been working in Taiwan since arriving there in January, 2004 with a Fulbright Scholar Award.  During the three-plus years Allen has been living in Taiwan, she has met many young artists and worked in all parts of the country.   Allen and Vrachopoulos have been working together to select the works for the exhibition and coordinate activities in Taiwan and New York City.

 

A fully illustrated catalogue of 78 pages will accompany the exhibition with essays by Jane Ingram Allen, Thalia Vrachopoulos and Jonathan Goodman. It will be available at all three galleries during the exhibition schedule.

The first part of the Frolic exhibitions will open at 2x13 Gallery, Chelsea, 531 W. 26 ^th St., 4^th Floor, New York, NY 10001-5514, 212-563-3365 on October 5th and run through October 27^th.  The opening reception at 2x13 Gallery will be Oct. 5th at 6-8 pm .  The artists and media in this part of the exhibition are listed below:

 

Charwei Tsai                           sculpture

Agi Chen                                 Paintings/digital photographs

Howard Chen                         Mixed media sculptures with thumbtacks

Shih-chun Cheng                    Video

Tang-wei Hsu                          Site-specific mixed media installation

Ai-hua Hsia                             Japanese lacquerware sculpture

Lanya Huang,                                     Mixed media installation

Ya-chu Kang                           Suspended mixed media sculpture

Hung Yi                                  Mixed media sculptures

Pei-ying Huang                       Mixes media sculptures

 

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